Snapshots of a Wedding

What is the author's style in Snapshots of a Wedding by Bessie Head?

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Head employs a complex narrative structure in "Snapshots of a Wedding." While the title might lead one to expect the story to be about the events of a wedding, Head quickly turns to an exploration of circumstances and events surrounding and leading up to the wedding. In fact, most of the story recounts the individual stories of Kegoletile, Mathata, and Neo and their relationships with each other and with the community of which they are a part. This information is necessary, however, in order to understand the significance of the wedding event and the rituals, or lack of rituals, that accompany it. When the narrator returns to the wedding to close the story, the reader cannot help but understand the wedding in a new way, having been given access to the intrigue and conflict surrounding the wedding from day one.

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Snapshots of a Wedding, BookRags