The Wedding | Techniques

The Wedding Techniques

The details of the book are relayed to the reader through a third person, limited omniscient narrator. The narrator is an unnamed, all-knowing entity who relates the sensory experiences of the characters; however, this narrator primarily concentrates on Allegra. As a result, the reader learns the most about Allegra—what she is thinking, doing, saying, feeling, touching, tasting, and smelling. The thoughts of other characters are revealed, but mainly as they relate to Allegra. The limited omniscient narrative style allows for full development of other characters, but the fact that so many of the others' thoughts revolve around Allegra reminds the audience that she is, in fact, the main character. The Wedding is her story; it recounts her struggle to find something real and true in the plastic world in which she works; therefore, it is only logical that the narrator could focus so much attention on Allegra and what is...
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