Analysis

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The story is structured using narrative techniques like red herring, plot twist, foreshadowing, and unreliable narrator. The title, “Lightbox”, is intriguing at first because it is not immediately obvious how it relates to the plot of the story.

The most important characters in the short story “Lightbox” by Emma Cleary are the male narrator and Elsie. The narrator’s characterisation is conveyed indirectly, through the way he perceives Elsie, society, his environment, and himself. Elsi is the person that the narrator stalks, and she is only presented through the narrator’s eyes.

“Lightbox” by Emma Cleary is set in contemporary times, as indicated by the references to blogs and social network profiles. Furthermore, the social setting conveys aspects related to modern society and stalking.

The short story “Lightbox” by Emma Cleary is a first-person narration, told from the perspective of an unnamed man. The narrator is not only subjective in his account but also unreliable.

The language of “Lightbox” by Emma Cleary is descriptive but easy to follow as the author uses short sentences in the present tense. Language devices like similes, metaphors, rhetorical questions, and symbols help the author convey deeper meanings in a creative and appealing manner.

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