The following extract from C. S. Lewis, Perelandra, is a typical text from a fictional book. Fictional story usually implies expressing a certain concern through hyperbolic imagery, mélange of strong diction by an enthusiastic narrator, in order to catch reader's attention. The extract relates the interaction between the narrator, who is also a character in the extract, Ransom and nature. However, how does the author convey this relationship? In this extract, Lewis uses rhetorical devices such as questioning himself, imagery and in which person the author conveys his message.
"At last I came to the crossroads by ... I ought to be seeing the lights... My watch had stopped, and I didn't know... I was afraid of, you understand. ... I did not like. ..."
In the first paragraph, it can be noticed that this is a 1st person narrative text, as shown above. The author is describing a scene as a memory, as something that happened to him personally. And this happens again throughout the text. Being a first person narrative, this would suggest that the author is a character in the text, which in return, implies that the whole text is viewed in an unambiguous perspective. This would mean that we only see the point of view of the narrator, in my opinion being precise and direct account.
"At last I came to the crossroads by ... I ought to be seeing the lights... My watch had stopped, and I didn't know... I was afraid of, you understand. ... I did not like. ..."
In the first paragraph, it can be noticed that this is a 1st person narrative text, as shown above. The author is describing a scene as a memory, as something that happened to him personally. And this happens again throughout the text. Being a first person narrative, this would suggest that the author is a character in the text, which in return, implies that the whole text is viewed in an unambiguous perspective. This would mean that we only see the point of view of the narrator, in my opinion being precise and direct account.