Authorial choices

By Kumkum Meena ♥
 table of contents
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Narration/pov Settings Characterization

04 05 06
Transitions Figurative Irony
- Ie aspect to aspect, action to Verbal irony, dramatic irony,
action, moment to moment language situational irony
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Introduction to
authorial choices
What are they and why are they used?
Authorial choices
- Anything that the author does
to create an effect, and
influence how the reader
perceives the text
- Decisions which the authors
may make during the process
of creating the story.
Authorial choices are used to impact
the audience in a certain way, the
author does everything in a specific
way to create an impact on the
audience, for example they may
describe a forest as either “eerie” or”
“lively”.
- “Sets the scene”
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Narration
What is narration and examples of narration in
persepolis
 What is Narration / narrative
voice / point of view
- Narration can also be called narrative voice and the point of
view in which the story is told.
- Has a big impact on the reader’s response because they see
the events of the story in the way that the character is
perceiving it and narrating it
Narrative voice in persepolis
The panels are drawn in a third person point
of view. Because of the fact that persepolis is
told through the point of view of Marji, who is
a child and is experiencing new and confusing
things, we see how she handles and how she
grows mentally. We can see her development
as she grows from a small child to a more
developed and aware teenager.
● “Limited” third person view allows the
audience to develop along with Marji.
● Third person view = holistic view of the
situation in Iran, not as biased than if first
person was used
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Settings
Different types of settings and examples from
persepolis
 Historically
Physical
significant
setting
settings
- Historical settings provide some context for - Is the general place in
the wars and conflicts occuring in the book. which the story takes
For example, why the iranians wanted to place in.
rebel against the shah and start a revolution, - Can be used to visualize
the use of historically significant settings the place in which the
can affect the reader as it brings up past characters “live” in the
events that still affect and influence the stories that we real
lives of people hundreds or even thousands - Can provide context to
of years later the reader
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Types of Irony
The types on irony and how that can have an effect on
the reader
 Irony
● What is irony?; it is the use of language
that is meant to convey the opposite of
whatever is being said.
● Examples of irony; during a cloudy,
stormy day you may say “what a beautiful
day!”, this could be an example of an
ironic statement as the weather isn’t
beautiful at al, in fact it’s the quite
opposite
 Some types of irony

Dramatic irony Situational Irony Verbal Irony

When the reader is aware When the outcome of a A figure of speech, in
of something the situation is the complete which what is being said
character isn’t aware of. opposite of what actually by the speaker is the
happens. opposite of what is truly
meant
Characterization
- The further development and
creation of a character.
- The way that a character acts,
thinks and speaks adds onto
the characterization of the
character
 Types of
characteriz
ation
 Indirect
Direct
characterization
characterization
- When the author directly tells the audience
what the character is like. - When the personality traits of the
- Either the author or another character in the character are revealed through their
story may do this actions, words and interactions with the
other characters in the story
- this can help to allow the reader to create
their own opinion on the character
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Transitions
The different types of transitions, including aspect to aspect, action
to action and moment to moment
 Types of transitions

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Aspect to aspect Moment to moment Actions to action

- Can help to slow time and -emphasizes the moment, - Follows one
bring more attention to and could help to give the character from one
certain parts/aspects reader a moment to action to the next in
breathe a sequence
- Can help to build up
tension
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Figurative
language
-symbolism, metaphors, similes
Symbolism
A symbol is something ( often psychical, an
object ) that represents something else ( a
theme )
- For example, the bread swan and the
veil in persepolis are symbols meant
to convey themes
 Similes
Similes are the indirect comparison of two
unlike things
- For example, the revolution ( in
persepolis ) being compared to with a
bicycle. “ if the wheels stops turning,
it falls”
Metaphors
- Direct comparisons of unlike things
- For example, in persepolis the people
were compared to sheep, as a way to
convey how the people were being
brainwashed by the government and
were “following the herd”
 Example of metaphors in
persepolis
- Examples; the veil as a metaphor for oppression, as it represents the loss of freedom and
identity
- The bread swan in persepolis can be a metaphor to highlight the absurdity of the oppressive
regime imposed by the Irani government.
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Oxymorons
 About oxymorons
A combination of They are used to enhance the
contradictory words - a descriptions and intensify the
phrase of words that emotions being experienced by the
contradict each other reader - creates impactful imagery

definition Why?
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Examples In persepolis
“Deafening silence” The school marjane attends was originally thought of
as a revolutionary islamic school but later we find
“Old news” out that the purpose of the school isn’t to provide
“ quality education but it’s really to indoctrinate the
children
Summary; important authoiral
choices
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Narrative voice Irony / oxymorons

Setting / context Visual symbols to convey the motifs

Comic format Characterization of the different people in

Satrapi’s life