Question

Q2 Who is the narrator in the Shadow lines and What is the role of the narrator in Shadow lines
by Amitav Ghosh? [10 Marks]​

Answer 1

Answer:

In The Shadow Lines, the narrator is nameless whereas, in the novel In an Antique Land, Ghosh himself enters the book as a research scholar. The narrator of Ghosh is omnipresent and pretends to know everything. It makes judgment upon characters leading to polyphonic or multi-voiced narratives.

Answer 2

Answer:

Written by Indian writer Amitav Ghosh, The Shadow Lines is narrated by an unnamed character in the 1980s, The narrator idolizes Tridib's way of living and looking at the world, which is a problem when the narrator is around his cousin Ila. Though the narrator loves Ila romantically, he struggles regularly to try to make her see the importance of Tridib's stories.

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