Metafiction and the Nature of Reality in Literature

This exam interrogates the relationship between metafiction and the concept of reality within literature. Focus will be placed on how metafictional texts challenge conventional representations of reality and question narrative authenticity.

The examination of reality in metafiction offers critical insights into readers’ perceptions of truth and fiction. It encourages a deeper understanding of how narratives construct and deconstruct notions of reality in literary contexts.

This assessment will evaluate students’ verbal capabilities in discussing how metafiction comments on reality, identifying strategies authors use to blur the lines between fiction and lived experience.

Students should familiarize themselves with examples of metafiction that explicitly address reality and analyze the implications these texts hold for literary criticism.