AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
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Narration which refers to characters as ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘they’, rather than presenting the narrator as ‘I’.
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GCSE English Literature · key term
Narration using pronouns such as “he”, “she” or “they”, rather than a character telling the story as “I”.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Narration which refers to characters as ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘they’, rather than presenting the narrator as ‘I’.
Paper 1
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Narration by a voice outside the story, referring to characters as ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘they’. In much of Jekyll and Hyde, this narration follows Utterson’s limited understanding.
Chapters 1–8 use third-person narration, chiefly following Utterson’s investigation, alongside reports from witnesses such as Enfield and the maid. Readers know Hyde’s name early; the concealed fact is his identity and relationship to Jekyll. The final first-person documents replace outside observation with testimony from a witness and then the experimenter himself.
A narrative perspective in which a narrator refers to characters as ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘they’, rather than telling the main story as ‘I’.
Component 2
Narration that describes characters as ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘they’, rather than having a character tell the main story as ‘I’.
Revise: Plot overviewThe first eight chapters use third-person narration, mainly following Utterson’s observations, thoughts and enquiries. Other people’s accounts, including Enfield’s story and the maid’s testimony, supply pieces of evidence. Jekyll’s private experience remains hidden, so readers encounter consequences before causes.
A narrative told using names and pronouns such as ‘he’ and ‘she’, rather than by an ‘I’ who participates in the events.