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Post by kizolk on Nov 11, 2024 14:55:33 GMT
Was he created by an American author? No. I would have to say "no", but it seems to me there could be cases that would feel different somehow. I agree. I think the "time of focus" of the narration has to be taken into account to some extent (what gets to be treated as "present time", even if the narration is in the past tense), but even then there might be unclear cases. |
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Post by kizolk on Nov 11, 2024 14:56:57 GMT
I'm sure literary analysis has things to say about those subjects, and the convenient terms that come with them, but alas I don't know them.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 11, 2024 15:41:19 GMT
Are the story and novel in which this character appears by the same author?
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Post by kizolk on Nov 11, 2024 15:50:56 GMT
The simple answer is yes, but it would need caveats.
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Post by kizolk on Nov 11, 2024 15:52:25 GMT
One of them would be that you seem to be making the same wrong assumption as Pacifica does.
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Post by kizolk on Nov 11, 2024 16:00:36 GMT
Okay, exceptionally I'll tell you what I mean by that, since there's always the possibility I screwed up somewhere, and the sole fact that I did screw up earlier might have thrown you off: novelS, short storIES.
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Post by kizolk on Nov 11, 2024 16:02:27 GMT
Feel free to tell me if you think I shouldn't have spilled the beans. The line between mild assistance and spoilers can be thin. I'd like to think I'm on the side of the former here, but maybe not.
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Post by Pacifica on Nov 11, 2024 16:14:16 GMT
I suspected that already. |
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Post by Pacifica on Nov 11, 2024 16:15:32 GMT
Is this character involved in politics?
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Post by Pacifica on Nov 11, 2024 16:16:22 GMT
I mean in the story.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 11, 2024 16:18:23 GMT
Politics in the real world is and was in a bad way in many respects, but I don't think we've ever descended to the level of involving fictional characters.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 11, 2024 16:23:09 GMT
Is the author British?
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Post by Pacifica on Nov 11, 2024 16:25:35 GMT
A politician could use a fictional character to push an agenda. Or an author could be making a political point through a character who isn't engaged in politics.
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Post by kizolk on Nov 11, 2024 16:34:17 GMT
Is this character involved in politics? Not that I know of. Yes. |
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Post by Pacifica on Nov 11, 2024 17:04:10 GMT
Does the character travel a lot?
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