American Literature / Unit 11 AML 1034 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Point of View as James's Contribution
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The idea
James made the limited centre of consciousness a governing principle: tell the story through one mind, let the reader learn only what that mind learns, and let the gaps be the interest. Later writers took the technique as standard, and the exam treats it as his.
In practice
One mind, and the reader inside it.
Where people slip
The technique is his lasting technical legacy.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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