Open AccessSignaling the Intersection of Two Worlds and Dual Narrative Progression: The Functions of Chimes in A Christmas Carol
Author(s) -
Shan Lu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scientific and social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2661-4332
DOI - 10.26689/ssr.v4i4.3785
Subject(s) - novella , narrative , covert , intersection (aeronautics) , plot (graphics) , dual (grammatical number) , reading (process) , art , literature , mathematics , philosophy , cartography , geography , linguistics , statistics
This paper attempts to explore the functions of chimes in Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, with Shen’s theory of dual narrative progression. It offers a close reading of the novella and discovers that at the level of plot development, the chimes signaled the emergence of spirits and the intersection of two worlds. In the meantime, they cater to identifying the covert progression of this novella. While reading other similar works, we may be inspired by the functions of chimes as signals.