• Anudeep Kaur Bedi

Among the various genres in English novels, one specific genre identified as the novel of recollections which revolves around the first person narrator talked about the distressing memories of character’s life. The paper is an attempt to focus on the narrative voice and the role of memory concerning the content in John Banville’s The Sea. The novel shares the reflective narratives of a split between two narrating voices in an extraordinary way .The split between the experiencing self and narrative self has long been put forth in the narrative theory and puts a thematic impact on the recollections of the past events. There is a crucial role of memory in the shaping of life narratives. The sense of identity is based upon the permanence of consciousness and memory ensures the personal identity through the medium of connection between the past and present events.

Novel of recollections, memory, narratives, identity

"The Role of Memory in John Banville's 'The Sea'", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.819-821, June-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDT06119.pdf

"The Role of Memory in John Banville's 'The Sea'", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp819-821, June-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDT06119.pdf