Winter in the Blood Group

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lind86
lind86
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College - Junior

Why is the narrator is nameless in "The Winter of the Blood"?

What is the narrator's purpose as he moves through the story?

I like to know why the the writer didn't give name to narrator? what is the author purpose for not reveal the name of the narrator.

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Posted by lind86 on Friday May 9, 2008 at 12:35 PM and tagged with nameless, narrator, purpose, themes, winter in the blood.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    The core reason why the narrator is not named in "Winter in the Blood" is to further illustrate his alienation. He doesn't really have a full identity, just as he doesn’t really have a focused purpose in life, and the lack of name aligns with the relatively random events in the story to emphasize this.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Wednesday August 27, 2008 at 5:57 PM