character analysis of the Narrator
- Created by: loupardoe
- Created on: 27-10-16 11:56
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- The narrator
- unpleasant presence
- threatening- 'you'll never get away from him'
- Russell uses the narrator to build tension and create a menacing atmosphere
- judgemental- 'the author of such cruelty'
- speaks in a threatening way- repeatedly delivers the ominous line 'devils got your number'. by linking him to the devil and bad-luck omens, Russell makes him seems sinister and malevolent
- judges mrs Johnston at the very start, labelling her 'that woman, with a stone in place of a heart'. her story makes the audience sympathetic towards her, which suggests the narrator may be unfairly biased against her
- mysterious character
- moves in and out of scenes and usually can't be seen or heard by the other characters. makes him a ghostly figure, adds to his mysterious and threatening nature
- narrator uses old fashioned language and rhyme, which sets him apart from the other characters
- usually dressed in black as if he's been to a funeral- adds to his ominous stage presence
- unpleasant presence
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