- Only male narrator in The Bloody Chamber.
- Talking cat - fairytale-like
- Refers to himself in the 3rd person - 'Figaro here; Figaro, there, I tell you!' (76)
- Way in which it is written (Alliteration/ disjointed structure/ linguistic acrobatics) reflects his acrobatic character. 'tangerine tessellations' (76)
- Sexually promiscuous 'this little Figaro can slip into my lady's chamber' (76)
- Long sentence structure - Attention grabbing, makes the reader slow down.
- 'For all cats have this' (77)- aware of his audience, suspends disbelief.
