Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Literature In English Question 10

Read the following original excerpt taken from the novella *Shadows of Memory*: "The night was thick with the scent of rain, yet the house was illuminated by a single, trembling candle. I had always believed my grandfather’s war stories were embellishments, until the cracked photograph on the mantelpiece whispered a different truth. The image—faded, half‑visible—showed a younger version of him, not in uniform, but standing beside a woman whose face was smudged beyond recognition. As I traced the edges of the picture, a sudden gust knocked the candle, and the room plunged into darkness. In that instant, I heard a voice—not my own—reciting verses my grandfather never taught me, words that seemed to belong to a life I had never lived. The narrative of my family, I realised, was not linear; it was a collage of fragments, each reshaping the other." (a) Identify the narrative technique(s) employed in the excerpt. (b) Discuss how these techniques affect the reader’s perception of the narrator’s reliability and the construction of the family history. (c) Explain the purpose of using such techniques in the broader context of the novella’s exploration of memory and identity.