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Dec 19, 2023 · The narrator is narrating a story of what Auggie once told him in the present, and the frame story is the one which Auggie tells Paul, the narrator, about Robert Goodwin. The layering of story upon story is a classic style in Paul Auster’s work.
Narrator and point of view. The short story “Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story” by Paul Auster is told by a first-person narrator. In the “story within a story”, the narrator switches from Paul to Auggie. Both narrators give us insight into their thoughts and feelings while telling their stories.
Auggie offers to provide a Christmas story for Paul and in the framed narrative, Auggie tells Paul how he acquired the camera which is the source of his photographic oeuvre. He tells the story of his visit to Granny Ethel, an old blind woman with whom he unexpectedly spends Christmas day when returning the wallet belonging to her grandson. The ...
- Linda Collinge-Germain
- Transatlantica, 2 | 2013
- 1/31/2023 6:51:51 PM
The story is mainly told by a first-person narrator. The story switches narrators for a while when Auggie Wren tells his Christmas story. The language is casual and conversational, although at times the author also uses complex vocabulary.
The analysis of the short story “Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story” by Paul Auster follows a non-linear plot structure. The story begins in the present, but moves towards the past, alternating between flashbacks and the present time. The main characters in the story are Paul (the narrator) and Auggie Wren. Auggie is initially described from ...
Dec 25, 2004 · Author Paul Auster reads "Auggie Wren's Christmas Story." The short story has no Santa Claus, no Christmas tree, and no brightly wrapped packages. And yet there's plenty of giving.
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The short story “Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story” by Paul Auster begins with Paul, the narrator, telling the readers about Auggie, who sells cigars and magazines in a shop in Brooklyn. After finding out Paul is a writer, Auggie shares his artistic project with him.
