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GCSE English Language · key term
The person or voice that tells a story; the narrator is not necessarily the author.
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Paper 1
The voice that tells a story; the narrator is not necessarily the author.
Revise: Reading 19th-century fictionThe narrator and his wife, Mrs Fairbank, arrive with two horses at a run-down inn. No one comes to meet them. Mrs Fairbank explores the yard and discovers a sleeping man in a stable.
Paper 2
Reserve time within the hour to check sentence boundaries, spelling and the consistency of your narrator’s voice.
Create a free account to keep every note you open and track your progress.
The person or voice telling a story, which may be a character within it or a voice outside the action.
In a robot-repair account, a moment of apparent success could be interrupted by a wheel jamming. That setback becomes interesting because the narrator must decide whether to give up, blame the machine or patiently investigate. A practical problem can reveal determination, pride or a changing understanding of success.
Paper 2
The voice that tells a story; in fiction, this is not necessarily the writer.
Revise: Reading 20th- and 21st-century literary proseNext, distinguish the writer from the narrator. The writer creates the text; the narrator is the voice telling it. First-person narration uses words such as ‘I’ and ‘we’ to present a participant's account.
Component 1
The voice that tells a story, which is not necessarily the author or a character speaking in dialogue.
Revise: Reading 20th-century literary proseThe narrator is the voice telling the story. This is a third-person narrative: Framton is described as “he”, rather than telling his own story as “I”. Nevertheless, much of the account gives us access to his private thoughts.
The voice that tells a story, which is distinct from the writer and may also be distinct from the characters.
The person or voice telling a story, who is not necessarily the writer.
