Social Commentary and Narrative Reflexivity: A Study of Meta-Storytelling in Made in Heaven
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17556658Keywords:
meta-storytelling, narrative reflexivity, made in heaven, social commentary, social critiqueAbstract
Meta-narrative is the overarching framework of storytelling that gives meaning to small narratives within a story within a social and cultural context. This study focuses on the web series named Made in Heaven, both season 1 and season 2 on Amazon Prime to describe the use of meta-storytelling. This research investigates in which way Indian weddings function as an in-depth narrative that stages broader discourses on gender, patriarchy, caste, as well as sexuality within the contemporary society in India. The reflexive structure as well as social commentary are considered in this study for describing meta-narratives. This research study uses qualitative content analysis of both seasons of the mentioned web series for exploring the construction of the story and representation of meta-storytelling through embedded social commentary and narrative reflexivity. The analysis of the study highlights how the narrative structure of the web series amplifies the social critique of the web series named Made in Heaven, considering the contemporary Indian society.
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