The Princess Brideby William Goldman

English 9

Part One: It’s Fake

That’s Right!The novel is all made upNothing is what it seemsThere was no S. MorgensternPretty clever, huh!

Why do you think he wrote a story like this?

Part Two: Terms

Allusion - a reference to a person, place, poem, book, event, etc., which is not part of the story, that the author expects the reader will recognize.

Frame Narrative or Frame Story - a story that has another story or stories within it Examples: The Canterbury Tales

Hero - the central character, usually one who possesses noble qualities such as self-sacrifice, courage, wisdom, etc. Examples: Beowulf, Tarzan, King Arthur, Frodo.

Intrusive Narrator (authorial intrusion)- an omniscient narrator, who frequently interrupts the plot with comments on the story, characters, or life in general. Examples: Tom Jones (18th century British story)—the chef

preparing a feast

More Terms…

Motivation - the reasons behind a character’s actions. Example: Huckleberry Finn travels down the Mississippi

River in order to escape the Widow Douglas, who wants to “sivililize” him.

Satire - using humor to expose something or someone to ridicule. Examples: A Modest Proposal; SNL

Willing Suspension of Disbelief - the deliberate putting aside of the audience’s or reader’s critical beliefs in order to accept the unreal world the author creates. Even in the most realistic novels, this technique must be used. Example: Modern readers must accept Hamlet’s father

roaming the Earth as a ghost seeking revenge, or the play cannot succeed. Another example is “Spongebob”.

Irony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYq2d7iKKhk

Situational When the last thing you think will happen, happens

Example: The firehouse burned down.

Dramatic Irony the words and actions of the characters,

unbeknownst to them, betray the real situation, which the spectators fully realize.

Example: Romeo and Juliet

Verbal Irony a discrepancy between what is said and what is

really meant; sarcasm. Example: Hurray! Another worksheet!