Comment on Is there a name for when the narrator (in a literary text) talks to the reader directly?
OsakaWilson@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It sounds like it’s breaking the fourth wall. Narrators can do it.
Comment on Is there a name for when the narrator (in a literary text) talks to the reader directly?
OsakaWilson@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It sounds like it’s breaking the fourth wall. Narrators can do it.
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
While that’s also what I’d call it, it’s a bit of a misnomer. The fourth wall is an acting term that refers to actors no interacting beyond the invisible wall that separates them from the audience. There isn’t really any such rule that says an author can’t address their readers directly in that way.