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Focalization

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fo·cal·ize  (fk-lz)
tr. & intr.v. fo·cal·ized, fo·cal·iz·ing, fo·cal·iz·es
1. To adjust or come to a focus.
2. To bring or be brought to a focus; sharpen.
3. To concentrate or be concentrated; localize.
focal·i·zation (-k-l-zshn) n.
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Noun1.focalization - the confinement of an infection to a limited area
focalisation
pathogenesis - the origination and development of a disease
2.focalization - the act of bringing into focus
focalisation, focusing
intensification - action that makes something stronger or more extreme
refocusing - focusing again


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But while the narrative strategies of direct address and focalization (10) combine in Cooper's novel to establish an identification among the narrator, narratee, and reader, they also work to problematize one's ability to "see" racial identity--and in so doing further affirm the possibility of identification across that difference.
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In Scarlet Sister Mary, shifts in focalization between omniscient and limited perspectives delve frequently into Mary's consciousness.
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At the same time, make them explore the relationship between focalization and ironic distance since the use of the former permits to present the story from the aloofness that a long strech of time provides and that permits relatively objective judgements over one's own actions.
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