In A Dill Pickle, the New Zealand writer, Katherine Mansfield, adopts authorial voice, enters the characte s heart and observes through her point of view, quots and describes the character objectively, as well as controlling the giving and restraining of information, adjusts the distance among the author, the character and the reader, and thus establishes the author s authority.

Ge Fei s "sage narration" and his description of the intellectuals,in a context of haphazard,absurdness,and irony,gave a vivid picture to the intellectuals as well as their desires.