Narrator's participation in novel writing

Answer 1

In the writing of a novel, the participation of the narrator mainly had the following situations:

** 1. Take part in the first-person narration of the story (character narrator)**
1. ** Strengths **
- It was easy for the readers to have a sense of immersion and draw closer the connection between the readers and the work. For example, Kafka's works began with the first person "we" such as "Our female singer is called Joseph", which clarified the relationship between "we" and the protagonist, Joseph. The narrators were directly involved in the story space, making the readers feel as if they were part of the group in the story and could empathize with them.
2. ** Weaknesses and countermeasures **
- Since this kind of narrator was a participant in the story, he was not allowed to describe the content outside of his perspective. An unreasonable narrative would destroy the persuasiveness of the work. However, Kafka deliberately used the perspective of a bystander (a member of the rat race) in the story to explain the female singer's every move and even psychological changes in detail, overcoming this limitation to a certain extent.

** 2. The omniscient narrator who is outside the story (omniscient perspective)**
1. ** Specialties **
- The narrator was omniscient and could choose not to appear or use the third person. The narrator had the gift of omniscience and omnipotent. Not only did he know the past, present, and future of events, but he could also travel to and from any space in the story. He could enter the mind of any character and understand all the inner activities of the character, whether they were aware of it or not. For example, in some novels, the author could not only describe the external behavior of the character, but also analyze the inner thoughts of the character. At the same time, the background of the story, the cause and effect of the plot development, and so on could be fully presented.
- The narrator always inserted himself between the reader and the story, and freely inserted his feelings, analysis, and discussion about the events, characters, and background into the work. The author conveyed the story to the reader through the narration of the narrator.

** 3. It is unclear whether the narrator tells the story from inside or outside the story world **
The situation of this kind of narrator was rather special. In specific novel writing, it might create a unique narrative atmosphere, allowing the reader to constantly explore the source of the narrator's perspective during the reading process, increasing the mystery and appeal of the story.

Different ways of narrators 'participation would bring different styles and effects to the novel. The author needed to choose the appropriate way of narrators' participation according to his own creative intention, story type, and other factors.
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