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Re: So it is focalised through different points of view Camilla Send a noteboard - 28/02/2011 11:04:38 AM
I suppose you would describe it as omniscient narrative that is narrowly focalised. But it has been a while since I spent time on that sort of analysis. I'll think on it if you really want to know.

Yes please! It is driving me crazy lol


I think my original description would be the normal one. It is normal to distinguish between the narrator per se (the voice actually telling the story), and the focalising through a character. Think of it as a camera. An omniscient narrator can either give you a wide shot or focus through the position of one of the characters -- or, indeed, skip from one to the other.

I tend to like that sort of writing. If it is done well.

Really? I'm trying to think of a book that uses this type of narration. Just so we are on the same page, here is an example of what I'm talking about:

Dan couldn't believe his luck. Susan, the hottest woman in the office, was talking to him! "Yes, I did see that movie. I wouldn't mind seeing it again, though. Do you want to go?"

Susan sized Dan up, noting his scruffy beard and unwashed hair. She would rather vomit than go on a date with this man."No thanks," she said sweetly.

So you see how the POV changed? That's the style I'm talking about. I find it kind of annoying because I like the story to stick to one character at a time.


It is done rather abruptly and inexpertly here, I would say; but that does not mean the technique itself is inherently bad. Thinking of examples is one of my weaknesses, so I won't even try. But it is not a technique I would be surprised to find in a modernist novel, for example.
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So it is focalised through different points of view Camilla - 24/02/2011 09:34:34 AM 710 Views
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It's sloppy. I can't imagine that the result is good. Aeryn - 24/02/2011 05:47:27 PM 659 Views
Agreed. Rebekah - 24/02/2011 05:51:17 PM 604 Views
I'm glad you two agree with me! Dark Knight - 24/02/2011 07:03:14 PM 614 Views
Re: So it is focalised through different points of view Camilla - 28/02/2011 11:04:38 AM 779 Views
like anyhting else if it is done right it can be good random thoughts - 24/02/2011 07:18:15 PM 636 Views
Re: like anyhting else if it is done right it can be good Dark Knight - 24/02/2011 07:24:00 PM 559 Views
GGK Comet Sedai - 25/02/2011 01:38:02 AM 712 Views
parts of Dune are written in this style aldapelan - 25/02/2011 03:25:38 PM 630 Views
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