Islamic Azad University (IAU), Central Tehran Branch
Abstract
This article is an analytical research in narrative techniques, characterization and the role of time dimension, in the historical-fictional narration of “Slaughter house 5” by Kurt Vonnegut, the contemporary American novelist. The first part of the article is a brief introduction. The second part contains Liotard’s theoryof the postmodern narration as well Russian formalist theory of Narratology. The third part, is an analysis of the narrative techniques, time and Characterization.Fictional and historical narrative theoriesare presented with close reference to the text.The researcher hopes that the analysis of the writing techniqueswillhelp the readers to understand better the narrative process of the work.
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