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Narrative Devices are writers tools used in creating stories, events which may be fictional or non-fictional with the aim of teaching and revealing lessons of life and events which are the product of human actions and reactions. In doing this, writers employ various techniques like characterization, themes, tropes and schemes to laugh at and scorn human activities. Thus, it is in view of this The Beauty of Madness and Other Stories is discussed so as to show how the various narrative techniques is deployed in x-raying the themes of jealousy, love, betrayal, forgiveness and superstition in the narrative. Keywords: Narrative Devices, New formalism, tropes, themes, schemes
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