Journal of Literary Criticism

Journal of Literary Criticism

The focus of the narrative in Game of Thrones and its TV adaptation based on Gerard Genet's point of view

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
seid mokhabad 1
ehsan takhshid 2
mona nabahat 3
bahar tohfighi 3
1 doktheri
2 I have not
3 nadaram
10.22034/jlc.2023.376667.1532
Abstract
The series of novels A Song of Ice and Fire is known as one of the most popular novels of the century. Time magazine George R. R. Martin is called the American Tolkien. This fantasy novel was adapted into the TV series Game of Thrones in 2011. The Game of Thrones series is one of the most watched series in the world. In this article, an attempt has been made to analyze the narrative differences of this adaptation with a descriptive-analytical method, focusing on focalization. In this research, relying on the theories of Gérard Genet, the focalization of focalizers in the novel A Song of Ice and Fire and then how it changes in the Game of Thrones series is examined. Also, in this research, the focus is on the main focal points of the Game of Thrones novel and series and the events that happen from the perspective of their focalization, in order to determine which focal points are focal points in the epic fantasy novel and series and what events are narrated from their point of view. The results of this research show that for the television adaptation of the novel, internal focus has become external focus. Also, other narrative changes such as simplifying the complexity of some sub-stories, removing some characters or using their stories for existing characters, adding some romantic narratives, dramatizing some events and changing focal points in the series and novel can be mentioned.
Keywords
Narrative
focalization
theatrical adaptation
Game of Thrones
Genet
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Journal of Literary Criticism
Volume 8, Issue 15
May 2024
Pages 452-407

  • Receive Date 19 December 2022
  • Revise Date 08 February 2023
  • Accept Date 20 February 2023