What is 'focalization' in Gerard Genette's narrative theory?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The perceptual perspective through which narrative events are observed and filtered
- Step 1: Genette distinguished between 'who speaks' (the narrator) and 'who sees' (the focalizer). Step 2. Focalization determines whose sensory and cognitive lens restricts or shapes the reader's view of events. Answer: The perceptual perspective through which narrative events are observed and filtered. Why not the others: Narrative voice and focalization often diverge (e.g., third-person narrator focalized through a child).
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