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    The Use of First Person Narration in The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Allen Poe’s tale of murder and revenge, “The Cask of Amontillado”, offers a unique perspective into the mind of a deranged murderer. The effectiveness of the story is largely due to its first person point of view, which allows the reader a deeper involvement into the thoughts and motivations of the protagonist, Montresor. The first person narration results in an unbalanced viewpoint on the central conflict of the story, man versus

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    Alex Ramsbottom Dr. Vella 16 October 2015 AP English 4 Tone, Diction, and Narration of Carver’s “Cathedral” First-person narration can provide an exotic and perhaps unreliable viewpoint. The narrator’s thoughts and feelings are conveyed more clairvoyantly than possible in third or even second person, an effect that develops a more intimate and relevant story to the reader. In "Cathedral," Raymond Carver uses conversational tone and diction to expose the narrator 's character: prejudicial at first

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    First person narration within stories sometimes can mean that the narrator may not have complete knowledge of all the events that occur. The narrators unequivocally refer to themselves using phrases involving “I". Doing this allows the reader or audience to see the point of view of the narrator which includes opinions, thoughts, and feelings. These point of views are only of the narrator, and of no other characters. In Denis Johnson’s “Work” the narrator is a heroin addict who lives in a dream like

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    character in The Stranger, Meursault. Through first person narration, Camus is able to use Meursault as a vehicle to bring focus to religious systems in the 1940s Algerian society depicted in the novel. Two of the ways in which the reader can see Camus’ views on religion in his novel is through Meursault’s interactions with other characters and through the personal thoughts of Meursault. One way in which Camus uses first person narration to bring focus to religious systems and constructs in the 1940s

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    War of the Worlds is set in England around the year 1900. Our narrator comes from Woking, which is a bit inland off of a peninsula. The parts of England that our narrator travels are all conveniently close together, which is important to remember when reading about the traveling he does throughout the novel. The farthest our narrator travels is to Putney Hill near Richmond, which is where the artilleryman is reintroduced into the story. However, the certain places in the story affected certain characters

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    the story. Although each one tells a somewhat detailed and exhaustive tale, they depend on the other to introduce characters and describe events, filling in the blanks that the other leaves. Neither narrative stays complete on its own. The double narration

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    High Fidelity Narration Essay In the movie, "High Fidelity," directed by Stephen Frears, the protagonist, Rob Gordon, projects his life and depressive issues originating from the departure of his girlfriend, Laura, which leads to his reflective process into the failed relationships beforehand that lead him to resolve his own personal issues that resulted in his loneliness. With Rob Gordon's use of his own narration, he thoroughly explains his issues through musical passion, his past relationships

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    Hannah would be best described as being independent, motivated, creative and generous individual. Although her transcript and resume are an accurate depiction of Hannah, they don’t come close to showing how remarkably genuine an individual she is. In whatever capacity Hannah found herself – a student, a citizen, a sister or a daughter – one always got the same caring individual. While I don’t want to spend too much time on Hannah’s personality, I feel it’s important that you get a sense of what

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    Readers have not always considered the idea that they have the opportunity to choose the path of the story they read.  In The French Lieutenant’s Woman, John Fowles revolutionizes the traditional art of story telling by breaking away from certain aspects of the novel to introduce a whole other world of fiction. The narrator plays a significant role, by providing insight into Victorian society, acting as a character in the story and creating relationships with the characters, all of which breaks away

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