Assertion (A): Postmodern narratives focus on the unstable, indeterminate nature of textuality and subjectivity. Reason (R): Postmodern narratives treat stories and characters as tentative constructions of writing and identity.
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Correct answer: A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
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Metafiction (Hutcheon, Waugh) exposes characters and plots as provisional verbal constructs, which is why textuality and the subject appear unstable.
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