The Lover by Marguerite Duras (Book Analysis)

The search undertaken by the young girl corresponds to her desire to direct her life as she understands it.

Interrupting the narration, using ellipses and breaking the logical chain of events allows the author to avoid explaining that which is unsayable and unnameable.

giving the impression that time has stopped (pause)

force the reader to envisage the story in a complex way.

along with pauses, repetitions and analepses

desire to constantly question the narrator’s function in the story

and the author.

intentional confusion of the narrator

the reader does not know the names of the main character

depicts characters whose distinctive features matter little