Narrative Of The Enchanted By Rene Denfeld - 1468 Words

Narrative power is a unique thing in that it does not matter what the story says or the truth to it but rather how it is conveyed; how does the story create meaning and understanding for the reader. It is one thing to read the novel for the facts but it is another thing to understand why the facts were told the way they were; the importance behind the facts. Authors achieve this by using copious different points of view including: second person, third person-limited, third person-omniscient, and in the example of The Enchanted, first person. First person point of view is where the story is told through the experiences of an individual within the story. The author of The Enchanted, Rene Denfeld, slightly alters this in the sense that she†¦show more content†¦This emotional appreciation is driven from emotions such as sorrow, sympathy, pity and empathy. The narrator of The Enchanted is Arden which is unique in that the reader does not know he is the narrator until the end of t he book. A great deal of personal information is acquired about Arden but as a reader you believe that you have little information and he is of little importance. We see the development of Arden, someone who was once a stone cold killer and possible rapist has now progressed into a relatively weak man who hides under his covers. There was a transformation that was rooted in one thing, something that took this man of mistakes and made him understand. Knowledge is the sole thing that can transform someone in this way; even if they know it or not. This idea of awakening through knowledge is alluded to in â€Å"The Mind is an Enchanting Thing† by Marianne Moore where she says: ...the mind feeling its way as though blind, walks along with its eyes to the ground. (Stanza 2: Lines 10-12) Throughout Arden s life he had little education; he dropped out of school at age eight and never went back. Arden was blind his whole life, until he got to prison and did the â€Å"bad things†. He decided to stick close to the library while in prison and little did he know that this would change his view on life forever. He read everything he could possibly get his hands on in â€Å"thisShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of Rene Denfelds The Enchanted824 Words   |  4 PagesRene Denfeld’s novel The Enchanted applies a creative method of storytelling to an intriguing subject. While discussing the corrupt inner workings of a prison, the unfortunate and sickening lives of all the characters, and what justice happens to be, Denfeld alludes to several other works to help her express the points being made. Due to the narrative aspects of this novel the reader is subjected to a wide range of emotions including sympathy, sorrow, and scorn and kept in the dark while somehowRead MoreLit erary Analysis Of Rene Denfelds The Enchanted1329 Words   |  6 PagesRene Denfeld’s novel The Enchanted applies a creative method of storytelling to an intriguing subject. While discussing the corrupt inner workings of a prison, the unfortunate and sickening lives of all the characters, and what justice happens to be, Denfeld alludes to several other works to help her express the points being made. Due to the narrative aspects of this novel the reader is subjected to a wide range of emotions including sympathy, sorrow, and scorn and kept in the dark while somehow