The Narratologist

Which You Is Really You?


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We go through our lives talking about ourselves: me, myself, I. We seldom wonder whether the self we're talking about is the same as the self that is doing the describing, or if it's the same as the self that is living life.

Surely "I" am a single, constant thing, right?

Right?

Strange as it may sound, that actually isn't the experience any of us has. So, if there are multiple "me"s living my life, then how are they different? What narratives can I use to navigate between them?

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The NarratologistBy John Watson