The relationship between the various parts of the narrative subject forms the central framework for the study of narrative texts. Upon closer examination, we find that in most narrative texts, the narrative subject is expressed through different “personalities” that refuse to cooperate with one another. This resistance makes it difficult for these personalities to present themselves according to a unified system of meaning and values. As a result, each word and phrase in the text becomes a battleground where they vie for discursive power. The focus of this chapter, however, is not on the real-world subjects of empirical experience, such as the author or reader. Instead, it is concerned with the implied author and the various personalities that collectively share the narrative subjectivity within the text. While there are significant connections between the real-world subject and the textual subject, the real-world subject has to be excluded from the analysis of the text itself.