Analysis of the Novel Da Based on Claude Bremond’s Schema-Based Narrative Model

Abstract

The morphology of literary works is an analytical approach that seeks to provide a general model for the analysis of literary texts. Morphology, in this context, refers to the study of the form and structure of a literary work and the manner in which these elements influence its content. In the field of narrative morphology, numerous scholars have attempted to develop analytical models. Claude Bremond, a French structuralist linguist and narratologist, is among the prominent scholars who made significant contributions to this field. The present study aims to examine the novel Da on the basis of Claude Bremond’s theory in order to demonstrate how the author, by arranging different narrative sequences through enchainment, embedding, and linking, creates a coherent plot and narrative structure. The analysis indicated that the narrative structure of Da consists of various interconnected narrative sequences and successions.