The Sampler

He, obviously, is the narrator, and the person whom we see the story through. He gives us his opinions on the matters at hand, and we see the book through his viewpoint. The traits described above allow him to be such a great narrator, for he can get people to confide in him, and relay this information to the reader.

The point of view in the story is the third person because there is a narrator who

(2) The narrator knows does not know very much about what is happening because in the story it states in paragraph one sentence one " It looked like a good thing: but wait till i tell you". When i read this I realized that the narrator could

The author reveals the character/narrator by using indirect characterization. In the story, the character is describing his actions and thoughts, telling what type of person he is in the process. For example, in the story, the character says “In the enthusiasm of my confidence…”(Line 17). This is revealing that the character can be prideful and that it could cloud his judgment. But, simultaneously,the

The narrator is reliable and the point of view of the story is in third person omniscient. The narrator tells us what all the characters like Millicent are saying, doing, or thinking, causing readers to be able to grasp a deeper understanding of everything happening around them.

The short story is told by first person narrator, which we can see in the way, it is told by the main character; Okenwa tells us how he sees, experiences and how all of his senses are brought to live in the way he describes the small stories from his

At the beginning of the story, the narrator provides a brief description of himself that allows readers to reflect upon his character and morality. He introduces himself as someone who believes that

One typically displays acts of charity for the love of mankind or benefit of society. However, differentiating whether a generous deed reflects altruistic behavior or selfishness can be difficult. In Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener," the lawyer performs charitable conduct toward Bartleby to acquire self-approval and an honorable conscience.

Accidentally, a precipitate attempt of being benevolent might contrarily exacerbate the present situation. In the short story” The Sampler”, which is written by Ira V. Morris, the free samples of a shop are imposed on by an incongrous and poor man. Consequently, the narrator shows compassion and tries to do him a favor. However, the narrator’s genuine endeavor ends up with noting but utter repentance. The author shows that sincere intentions might be adventitiously misinterpreted by the beneficiary, and instead of ameliorating the circumstances, the eventual outcome is an adverse predicament.

Having each story been written in a third-person narrative form, the reader knows the innermost feelings of the

*Who is the narrator of this story? What special insight does that provide the reader? What would you understand differently if the narrator had been another character?

The epistolary structure of the novel and the subsequent use of multiple narrators forces the reader to judge for themselves what is true and what is dramatized from the letters. Due to the story being retold from the point of view of Victor the reader is more likely to understand why Victor and Walton deem the monster a malevolent and insensitive brute.

Dramatic monologue and 1st person narrative – gives a biased view point, which creates sympathy for the narrator.

A story told in the first-person point of view is beneficial for the reader because it enables us to understand the story as it unfolds for the character. In Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", an unnamed narrator tells the story of a murder he commits. From the narration, we are able to learn information about the character that otherwise would not be evident. The narrator's motive for murdering the old man, for example, was explicitly stated. The narrator begins by pondering the potential reasons for murder, "Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire" (Poe 1). He goes through the usual motives, eliminating each one until reaching a conclusion. "I think it was his eye! Yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees- very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and this rid myself of the eye forever" (Poe 1). We are able to see the entire thought process of the narrator, which would not have been possible if not for the first-person point of view.

There are lots of better writer and novelist in the world who have given so many books and novels for reading, I have read some of them and some are discussed with everyone. There are famous writers like A. A. Milne, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, J K Rowling, Lewis Carroll and the list does not end here. They have given books for fiction, Children’s Literature, Literature, plays, short stories, Biographies, Fantasy, Poetry, and so on… First of all, what is First person narration? The first person narration is ‘The Story is told by a character that participates in the action of the story itself. First person Narrative is used by an author who wants a personal/subjective/intimate point of view’. In this essay, I will discuss the ways that first person narration affects the overall story which contains many things like Plot, settings of the story, Characters, the point of view, tone, irony, and symbolism. The story also contains many things for the third person too. But apart from all this, I m going to discuss the effects of the first person three main points are on styles and variations point of view and benefits of writing in the first person. Some other points are displayed in front. First I will discuss the style and variations then everything else.