
You'll know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a diverse range of variables. ZUSAK: (Reading) I could introduce myself properly, but it's not really necessary. YDSTIE: As Death introduces himself at the beginning of the book, it's some of the most wonderful and evocative writing, I think, in the book, and I wonder if you would read something from page four for us. ZUSAK: Well, I thought I'm writing a book about war, and there's that old adage that war and death are best friends, but once you start with that idea, then I thought, well, what if it's not quite like that? Then I thought what if death is more like thinking, well, war is like the boss at your shoulder, constantly wanting more, wanting more, wanting more, and then that gave me the idea that Death is weary, he's fatigued, and he's haunted by what he sees humans do to each other because he's on hand for all of our great miseries. YDSTIE: What made you decide to have Death himself, or Death itself, narrate this story? NPR's John Ydstie interviews Markus Zusak: This narrator can be reliable or unreliable. Memoir or Observer Narration - first person, narrator is observer rather than main participant narrator can be confidant(e), eyewitness or "chorus" (provides offstage or background information).When it is the latter, it is important to notice “how” the adult voice affects the child’s story.


Narrator is main character, often reflecting on a past "self” – sometimes an adult recounting an event from childhood.

Unit 1: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
#UNRELIABLE FIRST PERSON NARRATOR DEFINITION FREE#
