The Features of the Concept of Time in Game Rules Based on Gerard Genette’s Theory

The present article is devised on the basis of a descriptive-analytical procedure and is based on the theory of Genette, with the aim of identifying the types of time lapses in the narrative and the cause for their use in the novel; “Game Rules.” Furthermore, it is to examine different forms of acceleration and frequency and their impact on the process and attractiveness of the aforementioned novel. The content of the novel is the rule of the psychoanalytical and philosophical game. Zonouzi has set up a well-considered structure for better transmission of this content. In the concept of order, the findings indicate that a high percentage of the text has anachronism of lapse in past time. By objective correlative, the narrator breaks the timeline and expresses his mistakes in past. These past tendencies have created suspense of the work. The narrator's internal monologue and expression of ideologies have created negative momentum; but considering that Zonouzi's goal is to deal with the character's story, its acceleration is completely appropriate and natural. The highest frequencies are dedicated to the repeated ones. By doing this, he has caused a better transfer of confusion, psychosis and narrator's complexes and recounts the effect of those events on the narrator's psyche. In this work, there is, not only no inconsistency among the components of Genette’s theory, but also an effective connection and interaction among the components. The techniques used in the narration of this work are appropriate, and the structural study of this novel has led to the understanding of its complexities.