This subtopic explores the critical role of narrative voice and perspective in shaping meaning and reader response in modern fiction. Students will examine how authors manipulate point of view, unreliable narration, and focalisation to construct complex, layered texts. The focus is on developing analytical skills to evaluate narrative strategies and their thematic implications in set texts and unseen passages.
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