metafictional character
C40004
concept
A metafictional character is a figure within a narrative who is aware of, comments on, or otherwise reveals the story’s own fictional nature, often breaking conventional boundaries between the story and its audience.
Observed surface forms (3)
- literary parody character ×1
- meta-theatrical character ×1
- metatheatrical character ×1
Instances (5)
- The Literary Ace via concept surface "literary parody character"
- Animal Man
- The Chairman via concept surface "meta-theatrical character"
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Stage Manager
via concept surface "metatheatrical character"
surface form: Stage Manager (Our Town)
- Martin Amis (character)