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Narrative Voice and Authority

Narrative Voice and Authority. Author/ ity. Subject verb object. The basic sentence structure is SVO e.g. The dog bit the man Subject is acting the verb Object is being acted on (objectify) The basic structure of language assumes a dominant element and a passive element.

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Narrative Voice and Authority

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  1. Narrative Voice and Authority Author/ity

  2. Subject verb object • The basic sentence structure is SVO e.g. • The dog bit the man • Subject is acting the verb • Object is being acted on (objectify) • The basic structure of language assumes a dominant element and a passive element. • This means language is a tool of authority

  3. Different perspectives JANE EYRE WIDE SARGASSO SEA • Told by Jane Eyre • She is in love with Mr Rochester • She sees him as trapped in a marriage to an insane woman (Bertha Rochester) • Mrs Rochester burns the house down almost killing Mr Rochester. • Told by Bertha Rochester • She is forced into marriage with Mr Rochester who despises her. • She commits suicide in an act of independence

  4. “We live in the gaps between the stories”(Offred)

  5. “History is written by the victors”

  6. Gaze Theory • Gaze and feminist theory. Laura Mulvey coined the term 'Male Gaze' in 1975. • The perspective we see from decides what we see. Mulvey claimed that the majority of fictional narratives we see are from a masculine perspective. Even if they aren’t first person they present a male view where the male is active (the subject) and the female is passive (the object)

  7. Questions? • Why does Atwood choose a 1st person narrative? • Why is Offred so concerned about her narrative being correct/being heard? • What is the importance of language/speech and writing in The Handmaid’s Tale?

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