1. Narrative Devices

2. What sorts of narrative devices are used in Kite Runner?

3. What sorts of narrative devices are used in Kite Runner?
1st person narrator
Retrospective narration
Unreliable narrator
Narrative structure
Narrative style
Foreshadowing
Flashbacks/Memories
Irony
Fable
Allegory
Sub-plots
Dreams
Symbolism
Correspondence

4. Links between texts Redemption Objects of desire Dreams
What links can you make between aspects of narrative in Keats (or the other texts) and Kite Runner?
Redemption
Suffering to achieve
Objects of desire
Dreams
Biased narrator
Retrospect/withholding knowledge
Narrator = clouded judgement?
Sub-plots
Change in place
Time
Emotion
Events v character
Magic/supernatural v reality/fact
Light v dark

5. Section B Homework Question
SECTION B (42 marks)
Answer one question from this section. You must not answer on the text used in Section A.
You are advised to spend one hour on this section.

6. Planning a response Choose the question – pin down what it asks.
Establish an argument – a thesis – for your discussion: what is your basic answer to the question?
Identify topic sentences/ focus for each paragraph – you might want to think about ‘different interpretations’ when you decide on the order of your paragraphs.
Identify evidence for each paragraph that will be rich for analysis.
Consider the effects of the evidence in detail – are there a variety of effects? Remember – deep thinking!