Narrative Modes for presenting character's consciousness in Cyclops by Ranko Marinković

Marinković je odista bio svestran pisac što nam i potvrđuje raznolikost njegova stvaralaštva, da bi u Kiklopu, vrhuncu svoga opusa sintetizirao sva svoja dotadašnja umjetnička iskustva. Tri su bitne odrednice kiklopskog svijeta – ljubav, smrt i strah – zastupljene u ovom romanu kao tematske opsesije glavnog lika posredstvom određenih pripovjednih tehnika za prikaz svijesti. U ovom se radu, u skladu s tipologijom koju predlaže Dorrit Cohn, analiziraju tehnike za pripovjednu situaciju u trećem licu, a to su psihonaracija, citirani unutarnji monolog i pripovijedani monolog. Sve se tri pripovjedne tehnike za prikaz svijesti u Kiklopu pojavljuju u jednakoj mjeri, a nerijetko dolazi i do njihova ispreplitanja. O kojoj god da se pripovjednoj tehnici radilo, bilo da pripovjedač posreduje Melkiorove misli i osjećaje ili da se izravno navode njegove misli, u najvećem broju slučajeva Melkior razmišlja o ženama te o ratu i mogućoj pogibelji, a u tim košmarima vječni mu je pratitelj osjećaj straha.Marinković was a truly versatile writer, which confirms the diversity of his work, and then in Cyclops, the pinnacle of his authorship, he shows the consolidation of all his artistic experiences. There are three main elements of cyclopean world – love, death and fear – which are presented in this novel as thematic obsession of the main character through certain narrative modes for presenting consciousness. In this paper, according to the typology proposed by Dorrit Cohn, third-person narrative mode are analyzed, which are psycho-narration, quoted inner monologue and narrative monologue. All three modes for presenting consciousness in this novel are balanced evenly, as well as intertwined. Regardless of which technique is being used, whether the narrator is providing the reader with Melkior's thoughts and feelings, or the thoughts are quoted directly, in most cases Melkior is contemplating about women, war, and the possibility of dying. Those troubling thoughts are accompanied by his eternal companion, which is fear