ASSIGNMENT | Japanese Fiction in Comparative Contexts 8

Izumi Kyōka, The Holy Man of Mount Kōya (Chapters 1-5)
*Q8. Contrast the “narrative frames” (storytelling perspective) in James and Kyoka. In
both texts, we have more than one narrator. Identify one unique effect produced by this
situation in each text, support your claim through citation, and draw a conclusion as to how
the effect relates to a possible theme or interest beyond “scaring” or “engrossing” readers.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Japanese Fiction in Comparative Contexts 8

            A “narrative frame” is a literary technique serving as a companion literary piece to a story/narrative within a story/narrative where an introductory or primary PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT writtask.com | sets the stage either for a second narrative having more emphasis or for a set of short stories. In this case, the “narrative frames” in Izumi Kyoka’s “The Saint of Mount Koya” and Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw” are different in the sense that both have unique ways …

In this case, Kyoka gave a first-person narrative of everything that transpired, and the voice and views presented were personalized. In this case, the narrative structure gave the kind of storytelling perspective that established the central myth of his PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT writtask.com | says: ‘Excuse me,’ I said to the farmer, ‘I must ask your help’ (Kyoka 9). Here, the Kyoka took the time to establish and bring about the principal images of personal or individualized mythology within the narrative itself. In this case, it brings a convincing effect to the reader regarding the characters in the narrative. Therefore, this effect relates to the theme of human perception from the PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW AT writtask.com | tells his story in a strictly subjective perspective. The narrative is one-side in terms of information flow and is subjective meaning the artist exhibited a calculative tendency to convince the reader that th