Knives Out 1 and Narrative
Focalization
Reporter: Ju Wenqian 26011485
Contents
•Part 1: a Short Introduction of Narrative Focalization
•Part 2: Analysis of the Movie from the Perspective of
Narrative Focalization
•Part 3: Summary
Short Introduction of
Narrative Trick
Part1
What is “Narrative focalization(叙述性聚焦)”?
Narrative focalization is the way
a story’s information is filtered
through the perspective of a
narrator or character,
determining how much the
audience knows and perceives.
= half truth
(in para.9)
whodunit
=who done it?
(谁干的？)
=detective works
aiming
to find out the
killer
1.character-
detective
2.director-
audience
What is Whodunits?