Stranger Than Fiction: Meet the Author

First when we look at the scene, Harold is being looked upon through a whole. This signifies that Harold is being looked upon, like he is in a fish bowl that the author of his life is on the outside of. It also shows the start to the power battle that comes up in this scene. In this scene it shows Harold having power and also the author having power. The author starts to seem like she is Harold's god, and Harold starts to gain insight, and figure out where he stands in life. Through out the scene Harold is always higher up than the author, and even when they are both standing Harold is taller. Also it shows the importance of Queen Latifah's character, as the authors assistant. If we go along with the plot that the author is like Harold's god, then we could say that Queen Latifah was the assistant to god, she was the link between god and its creation, which in this case is the author and Harold. This goes along with what happens right after the door is open. The first person that Harold talks to is the assistant, and this is after he is looked through by the bright hole in the door. Then he walks slowly into room, and the room is all white, as if he was walking into heaven or to see god. Then he walks through the white bright hall way, where at the end the author is sitting in a chair that looks like a throne. As disbelief comes over her, she lowers to the ground like Harold has all the power over her. He looks down at her and as soon as he talks, she looks up to him. After Harold states who he is, the author states that she knows, like god, all knowing. Then Harold explains how she was right about everything that happened, like she was over seeing what he was doing and knew what he was thinking at all times. The whole time, the assistant is just sitting on the other side of the wall just listening. Then when the author and Harold start arguing, the assistant steps in, this is showing her status in the relationship, between god and creation. The assistant is the one that thinks Harold should read his death. She is the one that is the link between the two worlds of the author and the character.

This is one of the first times that Harold starts to control his own fate, and tries to show the author that he exists and that she should not kill him. He tries to explain his side of the story, and before this he has not really stood up to anyone before. This standing up for himself, and finally realizing that he deserves to live, saves his life.