The novels and films we’ve studied this semester are all works of meta-fiction or meta-cinema that call attention to themselves as works of fiction or film, reflect on how they’ve been created, and suggest how they might affect readers and viewers.
Please identify at least three of the meta-fictional and meta-cinematic elements in each of three of the following works. Explain their purposes and effects. Possible works to discuss:
Stranger than Fiction
Singin’ in the Rain
Duck Amuck
Cinema Paradiso
O’Brien, “How to Tell a True War Story”
Zusak, The Book Thief
