... is defined as "a manner of presenting the thoughts or utterances of a fictional character as if from that character's point of view by combining grammatical and other features of the character's direct speech with features of the narrator's indirect report." An example of free indirect discourse is when Emma's father, Monsieur Rouault contemplates the idea of his daughter, Emma, getting married. Monsieur ... goes on to say that "Charles was a bit namby-pamby, not his dream of a son-in-law, but... he probably wouldnt haggle too much over the dowry" (864). In these quotes, free indirect d...

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