Jacques Lacan’s notion of "the Real" is often employed in literary criticism to explain a character's crisis; how might this concept be used to explore the narrative structure of postmodern literature?
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By identifying the ways characters achieve self-actualization
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By analyzing disruptions in the narrative that reflect a character’s encounter with the unfathomable aspects of existence
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By tracing the linear progression of plot and character development
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By focusing on the social and political messages conveyed