NPPF Preliminary

[Terrance]

Malignd wrote:
> 
> <<Here there is a narrative frame, with an old friend
> of Mason and Dixon telling their story to his own
> extended family, after the American Revolution. But
> the narrator does not have a unifying vision.>>
> 
> Plus he's a garrulous bore.

I don't believe there is such a narrative frame. It may be a useful
metaphor for talking about the novel or novels generally but how does it
work in M&D?

Yeah, RC is a garrulous bore and a bit nutz too. Just two of his 
wonderful narrative/character traits.