rraway is an homodiegetic narrator since he takes part in the story he tells and there is an internal focalization since events are seen from inside the story. Indeed Nick is a character and also the narrator. This narrative devices allow the reader to identify with the character and so to feel the mood and to have the impression to live the story as a character and not as an observer and as a result to make the scene more realistic and more lively.
             In this extract the story really begins line 57. Indeed from line 1 to line 56, Nick is describing the scene from his house, as a neighbor. Then from line 57 to the end, Nick is describing the party as a guest. The sentence line 56 "The party has begun" is a transition sentence which marks th
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