Dual Narrative Progression in George Saunders' My Chivalric Fiasco
George Saunders constructs dual narrative progression in his short story My Chivalric Fiasco.The covert progression,as an ideological track parallel to the development of the plot,provides a dichotomous framework of"play(life)-play within a play(work)"and the embedded dichotomous framework of"false self-true self",at the same time,the third dimension is expanded to complement the two-way interaction between the"false self"and the"true self".The dichotomous framework in the covert progression provides a contrasting frame of reference for the development of the plot,and reveals the universal state of human existence in modern society from a broader perspective.
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