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Narrative Space: Exploring Death in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), School of Arts and Communication (K3).
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

To broaden the knowledge of narrator/character Death in Markus Zusak's novel The Book Thief, this research explores how Death uses his narrative space to alleviate the story's tragedy. This paper examines narration in the context of focalization, time, and unusual narration. In addition, the space of Death is analysed in the framework of how death—both as a concept and as a powerful being—is portrayed in literature. To conduct the research, the essay uses different theorists' perspectives of narration and Death. For instance, Rimmon-Kenan, Cohn, Phelan, Saghafi, and Brennan. This paper uses discourse analysis to study academic journals written about narrative theories and the space of Death in literature. As a result, it provides broader perspectives and helps analyse Death's role in The Book Thief.

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2021. , p. 31
Keywords [en]
Death, The Book Thief, Narration, Focalization, Markus Zusak, World War II, Narrative space
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General Literature Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-45224OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-45224DiVA, id: diva2:1588070
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KS K3 English studies
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Available from: 2021-09-03 Created: 2021-08-26 Last updated: 2021-09-03Bibliographically approved

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