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Originally Posted by Sennen
Hi McCrankpin
The framing story of Zen is told in the first person while referring to Phaedrus in the third and that's an incredibly effective approach, and rarely seen in non-fiction or biographical fiction.
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Yes Sennen I'd agree, but you realise that although there is a shift from first to third person narrator there are grounds for saying that this is no mere literary device. You are aware of Pirzig's personal history and that Phaedrus can legitimately be regarded as an actual autonomous individual, who emerged after the ECT treatment.
I suggest that Pirzig sees Phaedrus as exactly that - another person.
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