Self-insertion
Self-insertion is a literary device in which a character who is the real author of a work of fiction appears as a character within that fiction, either overtly or in disguise.[1]
The device should not be confused with a first-person narrator, or an author surrogate, or a character somewhat based on the author, whether intentionally or not. Many characters have been described as unintentional self-insertions, implying that their author is unconsciously using them as an author surrogate.
Examples
- The-French-Lieutenants-Woman by John Fowles[4]
Music
In "The Return of Jackie and Judy", a song written by New York punk group The Ramones, they write:
Jackie is a bookie, Judy's taking loans; They both came up to New York, Just to see the Ramones[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Goetz, Sharon K. (2010-04-01). Terminus: Collected Papers on Harry Potter, 7-11 August 2008. Lulu.com. pp. 516–. ISBN 9780982680704. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ Mason, Fran (2009). The A to Z of Postmodernist Literature and Theater. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 338–. ISBN 9780810868557. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ Klinkowitz, Jerome (1992). Structuring the Void: The Struggle for Subject in Contemporary American Fiction. Duke University Press. pp. 52–. ISBN 9780822312055. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ The Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ You Tube
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