The Ultimate know-it-all: A study on the role of the narrator and other features of metafiction in Ricky Lee's Para Kay B

Date of Publication

2011

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Subject Categories

Comparative Literature

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature

Thesis Adviser

Gerardo Z. Torres

Defense Panel Member

Paz Verdades Santos
David Jonathan Bayot

Abstract/Summary

Ricky Lees use of Postmodernism in his novel Para kay B (O Kung Paano Dinevastate ng Love ang 4 Out of 5 sa Atin) is the primary focus of this study. The novel chronicles the love stories of its five women characters- stories which embody several critiques in issues regarding gender, love, and politics. Postmodern concepts such as the use of the features of metafiction are used in analyzing the said novel. Using Patricia Waughs ideas on metafiction found in her book Metafiction: The Theory and Practice of Self-Conscious Fiction, the study is able to prove the status of Para kay B as a work of metafiction because of the presence of these characteristics in the novel: (a) it makes use of an overly intrusive and creative narrator; (b) it problematizes the relationship between literature and reality, and; (c) it calls for a continuous breaking down of particular conventions of fiction writing. The significance of these characteristics lies in their ability to embody the critiques that Lee is making on Philippine society.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU19839

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

88 leaves ; 28 cm.

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