Tomilya Simmons 10/5/11 Period 1 Point of View Notes p238 Point of view Point of view: who tells the story Determines how the story is told ?Who tells the story?? ?How much is this person allowed to know?? and ?To what extent does the narrator look inside the characters and report their thoughts and feelings?? 4 basic points of view: Omniscient, 3rd person limited (major or minor character), 1st person (major or minor character), and objective Omniscient point of view In third person by a narrator whose knowledge and prerogatives are unlimited Free to peer inside the minds and hearts of characters Can interpret behavior and comment on the significance of their stories They know all (can tell us as much or as little as they please) Most flexible p.o.v. and permits the widest scope
Point of View Notes
Tomilya Simmons 10/5/11 Period 1 Point of View Notes p238 Point of view Point of view: who tells the story Determines how the story is told ?Who tells the story?? ?How much is this person allowed to know?? and ?To what extent does the narrator look inside the characters and report their thoughts and feelings?? 4 basic points of view: Omniscient, 3rd person limited (major or minor character), 1st person (major or minor character), and objective Omniscient point of view In third person by a narrator whose knowledge and prerogatives are unlimited Free to peer inside the minds and hearts of characters Can interpret behavior and comment on the significance of their stories They know all (can tell us as much or as little as they please) Most flexible p.o.v. and permits the widest scope
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