THE GOLDFINCH BY D. TARTT: CERTAIN LINGUISTIC AND POETIC ASPECTS

Abstract

The study considers The Goldfinch, a novel by D. Tartt, as a special form of Bildungsroman aimed at researching the narrative of initiation as well as studying the stylistic features of the novel, i.e., “narration break”, “voices” of the narrator and other characters, language peculiarities. Consequently, the narrative model of the novel represents basic stages of the initiation rite. The type of the character, events, type of narration and chronotope are considered in the study as being based on the work of D. Tartt as the initiation novel with its place in the system of novel forms. Genetically it is related to the Bildungsroman, but there are specific poetic and linguistic features. Methodology and research methods. The comparative and narrative analyses were used as the main methods for the purposes of the study. The results of the study. The study comes at the definition of initiation novel, the plot consisting of three parts: segregation, transition, incorporation; retrospective first-person narration, the type of the protagonist (age, social status, world outlook, and life course), the system of minor characters are also studied and described. In conclusion, a hypothesis is made about existential experience as well as special states of consciousness of the character and importance of the genre in connection with the main tendencies in the literary process of the 20th century. Practical implications. The results of the work can be used in teaching English and American literature, the theory of literature.

Keywords

• rite of initiation
• segregation
• transition
• incorporation
• style peculiarities
• narration break
• initiation novel
• type of character