The narrative structure of which one of the following hypothetical novels is most closely parallel to that of the mus...

jingjingxiao11111@gmail.com on February 11, 2022

Within this definition, the musical films of the . 1930s are anomalous in that they interrupt narrative to(15) present musical performances only tangentially related . to the plot. In one film directed by Busby Berkeley, for . example, a scene begins with a shot of an audience . watching a singer. The singer's face then fills the . screen—a natural enough transition—but this image(20) soon dissolves into a fanciful sequence consisting of . various aerial views of city life. Although the . sequence illustrates the song being sung, it does not . contribute to the story Berkeley tells between musical . numbers.

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The line reference above states that the musical films of the 1930s are abnormal in that they include interluding scenes that don’t advance the main plot. This is exemplified in Busby Berkekeley’s musical film where he includes a shot of the singer’s face, which fills the screen and soon dissolves into a fanciful sequence consisting of various aerial views of city life. This scene does not contribute to the main story line.

E) shows a similar example. It is a novel that follows a protagonist through the events of a single day, and he pauses throughout the film for stylistically elaborate sections expressing his thoughts and fantasies. These pauses do not contribute to the main story line but are still included in the musical film. Thus E) is our answer.

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