Point Of View From The Narrator's Point Of View

Point of view is one of the literary devices that allows authors to accomplish this purpose. The point of view is the manner in which an author interacts with his/her literary world. It provides a creative avenue for skillful readers to capture and direct the attention of the reader to particular emotions, details, and opinions. Thus, the point of view is simply an angle of considering things as embodies with the manner in which the author narrates a story. This paper provides a clear and concise analysis of the short story Brownies by ZZ packer with particular focus on the point of

Point of view is important in any novel. It allows readers to see and understand the events and characters in a novel. Depending on who is speaking, point of view can drive the plot and convey the thoughts of the characters in a story. In the novel, The Brief Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, point of view plays a crucial role in narrating the life of the lonesome outsider, Oscar. The novel is narrated in first person, but Diaz chooses to disclose who the speaker is until later in the book. As the story progresses, there are clues that hint to the reader who the outside source narrating Oscars life is. Diaz uses Yunior to narrate a majority of the novel. This point of view lets the readers understand the Dominican culture through Yunior’s commentary and perspective. It also gives an outside perspective on Oscar which helps build Oscar as a character. Instead of using an omniscient third person or generic first person point of view, Diaz uses multiple characters to narrate the story. This ingenious idea gave the story a more personal and up close look at not only the life of Oscar, but also the lives of his sister, Lola, and his mother, Beli.

Point of view is the narrator’s position in the story being told. Point of view changes the story drastically, since you are hearing different stories and opinions by different characters in a story. Even if the plot is the same, the point of view will change the entire story. Point of view can also create tension between different characters. For example, if you are hearing the thoughts of one character in the story, and the actions of another character who is aware of these rude thoughts, the reader knows that the two characters tension between each other will eventually rise up to a certain point that a problem will occur. Point of view creates a lot of tension in the two books, Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, between the narrator and their parent. Both books

Sean Covey an author and motivational speaker once stated, “Seeing things from a different point of view can help us understand why other people act the way they do. We too often judge people without having all the facts.” Authors like Sean Covey understand the power of point of view and use it to help the readers to relate to the characters in stories. For instance, Sandra Cisneros in her short story “Eleven” and O. Henry in his short story “The Skylight Room” effectively utilize more than one point of view in their stories to connect the readers with the characters. In “Eleven” Rachel, a young girl, describes how her teacher forced her to wear somebody else’s sweater on her birthday. Through the application of first and second person point of view, Cisneros creates in the readers a feeling of sympathy for Rachel. Likewise in “The Skylight Room” O. Henry uses first and second point of view to help the reader understand the difficulties of Miss Elise Leeson, who slowly starves as she struggles to earn enough money to pay for her little room. Also, O. Henry writes in third person point of view in order to make his facts and information believable. Both Cisneros and O. Henry write in first and second person point of view to draw the readers into the story and connect them to the characters; however, O. Henry includes third person point of view in order to make it more reliable than Cisneros’s story.

Discuss the novel’s shifts in narrative perspective. What is the effect of presenting different character’s viewpoints, especially those of Victor and the monster?

The different points of view give an understanding of the relationship the protagonists are to their victims.

Narrative point of view refers to the position of the narrator in relation to the story that one is narrating. As such, when evaluating the point of view of the narrator, one focuses on the relationship between the narrator and the characters in the story. There are three major points of view that narrators can adopt while narrating a story. These are first-person, second-person, and third-person point of views. Either of the foregoing points of views have different effect on the understanding and believability of the characters or the story being told, as is evident from O Pioneers! and As I Lay Dying novels.

In the novel Chasten the Blind by Kyle Woodend, the main villain and theme smoothly integrate together to create a compelling storyline and thoughtful arguments to ponder. The book is written in the dual point of views of Andy Chopak and Norah Hazel. Within the novel, Andy falls into destructive habits of using, lying, and hurting those around him to get what he needs from them following a devastating letter from Wisco Stock, an apprenticeship in which Andy has applied for. Correspondingly with his life is that of Norah Hazel who has gotten tied up with Andy, who also happens to be the father of her unborn child. She becomes tied up with his deception and lies without knowing it much like everyone else affected by him.

The point of view of this story is third person limited. This point of view is used in order to give the reader a more in depth understanding of the character in the story by expressing thoughts and feelings that would normally not be known to anyone but the character. The readers perceive the story from an outside perspective and also the internal way the character is living out the story. By knowing personal things about the character, the readers are able to feel stronger emotions towards the characters because of the ability to live through the character’s mind and a grasp of who the character is and why he or she acts the way they do. Also, this point of view gives readers a background and allows them to judge a character more or less. The reader's opinion of Mr. Chiu rises in the story because of the major character change. For Mr. Chiu, the reader is able to get a better idea of his character change because they are following his thoughts throughout his experience. At first, this allows the readers to feel empathy and compassion for his situation. But, he becomes so ego-driven and vengeful that the reader loses all empathy and start to judge him for his choices.

Authors use point of view to send a message. Using different forms of point-of-view sends different messages to the reader. By using point of view effectively, authors can invoke different feelings, emotions, and thoughts in a reader. In The Man from Mars, Margaret Atwood uses the third-person limited point of view to create the feeling of ambiguity seen throughout the short story. This point of view allows the reader to feel the same sense of mystery, danger, and fear that the main protagonist, Christine, feels towards the strange man stalking her. Because of the point of view, the story has this impact. If told from the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person omniscient point of view, the story would be vastly different. By using the 3rd person limited point of view in The Man from Mars, Margaret Atwood allows the reader to feel same sense of mystery that the main character feels while also getting in touch with Christine's inner thoughts.

An authors use of point of view can help to show a character's transformation throughout a story. In the story "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gorgon who's the protagonist lacks intelligence and has the opportunity to get an operation that could make him smarter. Similarly, there is a mouse named Algernon who has already had the operation and has shown an increase in intelligence. Charlie decided to get the operation to become smart. This story is Charlie's personal account of what happened and what he felt before and after the operation. Daniel Keyes used Charlie's point of view to reveal his transformation by including his mental ability and his understanding of his community.

Writing from different viewpoints allows the author, Tim O’Brien, to express himself in a more comfortable manner. Written in this viewpoint, the story is read as a tale instead of an autobiography and the author becomes more distant with the story like he is looking into it rather than writing it.

“The world changes when we change our perspective.” If two people watch the same event,they may have two different versions of what happened. A person’s point of view or perspective is influenced by many different factors and can help shape a story. In the stories Canyons by Gary Paulsen and “Stop the Sun” by Gary Paulsen the authors use dialogue to develop the characters perspective.

There are many elements that contribute to the effectiveness of a piece of writing. One element in particular that adds to how effective a piece of writing can be is point of view, which can determine what the reader knows and understands, and how the information given is interpreted. As a result, point of view contributes to character development and the emotional impact of a piece of writing. Marjane Satrapi utilizes the impact that point of view has in her graphic novel Persepolis. The story, which is written as a memoir, includes Marjane herself in the images, which makes the text seem to be told from more of a limited third person point of view, while the narration of the story is told in the first person. By including herself in the

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