The Voice of the Narrator in Children's Literature: Insights from Writers and CriticsCharlott Otten, Gary D. Schmidt As Otten and Schmidt note in their preface, voice is a broad metaphor. Thus the 41 essays in this collection provide varied approaches, examining point of view, focus, selection of details, tone, and even illustrations as part of the narrative identity. Eight genres, including picture books, fantasy, realism, and biography, receive separate study in generally brief articles by writers and more substantial analyses by critics. . . . In her contribution, Jill Paton Walsh describes contemporary criticism as an `impenetrable thicket of technical terms.' In most cases, the critics here avoid jargon. They speak clearly, offering practical criticsm accessible to anyone seriously concerned about narrative technique in children's literature. Choice |
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... mother owl , however , is not looking at David nor at the reader . Her eyes draw the reader in , who wishes that the mother owl would look at him or her . I don't know how you feel when you go back to it , but I keep wanting to say ...
... mother . The Cage projects the ethos of the good mother in a dangerous world . She loves , works , and cares , but ultimately she cannot protect her children from the trauma of history . Riva , the narrator , tries to be such a mother ...
... mother announces : " I did not beat her . Her sister did " ( 172-75 ) . The good mother is beyond hearing while the daughter was forced to act the abusive parent . The narrator tells the incident without commen- tary , but how ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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