The purpose of this essay is to explore the construction of character in Naomi Novik’s 2018 fantasy novel Spinning Silver. As the story unfolds in the first-person perspectives of several characters, a stylistic approach is assumed in order to examine the linguistic features unique to each narratorial voice of the novel. Using Roger Fowler’s concept of mind style, these narratorial voices are then analysed through their distinct uses of syntax and lexis, deixis, and figurative language. The essay argues that Novik shapes the characters of Spinning Silver by crafting unique mind styles through which she conveys each individual character’s identity and background. Moreover, it is argued that this is reflected in a range of idiosyncratic linguistic patterns present in the individual narrations, which in turn constitute an integral part of the way character is constructed in the novel.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kau-98378 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Hellberg, Elise |
| Publisher | Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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