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The Road Not Taken: Parallel Narratives in The Remains of the Day

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Fred Bubbers

In Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel The Remains of the Day, it is 1956 and aging butler Stevens’ new American employer, Mr. Faraday, urges him to take some time off and offers him the use of his car. Faraday is leaving for … Continue reading →

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Cold Opens and Backstory in Ann Hood’s Fiction

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Fred Bubbers

Ann Hood’s “Total Cave Darkness” begins in present tense, and in medias res with a dramatic confrontation between a mother and daughter. Martha, a recovering alcoholic is calling her mother from a pay phone while watching her shirtless lover, a … Continue reading →

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George Saunders’ Multiple Points of View

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Fred Bubbers

Three of the stories in George Saunders 2013 collection, Tenth of December, are written in the third person, but from multiple points of view. This approach allows these stories to have more than one primary protagonist. In each of these … Continue reading →

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