Speech And Thought Representation In The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

Speech/Thought representation in literature is dubious, for the relationship between thernspeech/thought represented and the representing clause, the quoted speaker and thernnarrator/reporter, and the speaking situation of the two speeches have complex andrnambiguous features. Especially, when the character’s speech or consciousness isrnregistered in Free Indirect mode, tracing the source of the speeches/consciousnessesrnbecomes problematic as the character’s and the narrator’s speeches/consciousnesses arernblended ambiguously.rnHence, this thesis intends to probe and depicts the aforementioned features of variousrnmodes of Speech and Thought representation and the effects the modes have in ThernBeautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born. To this end, relevant extracts that represent the modesrnused are selected and analyzed thoroughly. Consequently, the study depicts that Directrnand Free Direct, Quoted Indirect, and Indirect modes of Speech are applied in the novelrnunder study. The first two modes are used to show interging events and behaviors thatrnmove the plot of the novel forward and to portray character’s behavior. Quoted IndirectrnSpeech is also used widely to bring in the past experience of characters to theirrnimmediate story with their own words rather than the narrator’s words. Thus, theirrnreported experiences are emphasized for they are represented in the narrator’s directrnreport. However, the narrator’s Indirect report is applied to represent past informationrnused as a background for the story narrated. Nevertheless, Free Indirect Speech is rarelyrnused in the novel.rnMoreover, Modes of Free Direct, Indirect and Free Indirect Thought are used in thernnovel. Despite mode of Direct Though is rarely applied, Free Direct mode is employed tornlet readers probe in the character’s mind and learns about their consciousness with lessrnnarratorial intervention. Furthermore; Free Indirect Thought is applied to portray thernconsciousness of the character, to ridicule on characters and to create sympathy. Besides,rnit is used to control the reader’s response to characters. More to the point, the IndirectrnSpeech is applied to provide information has a background effect.

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