In The Rise of the Novel, the chapters preceding the analysis of Tom Jones, Watt hints at the importance of psychological verisimilitude in creating a realistic text. ... A detailed scene of comedy of errors ensues. ... Watt's analysis of Tom Jones is that the narrator detracts from the reality of the novel. ... We are told that life is a comedy to the man who thinks2. ... Through analysis of a chapter in Fielding's book it can be seen that authenticity, detail and particulars are not lacking. ...

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