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Chap. 5— point of view

Chap. 5— point of view. From Perrine’s Structure, Sound, and Sense Coach Adams Fall 2006. Two questions to determin pov. 1. Who tells this story? 2. What (how much) do they know?. Omniscient narrators know all. From Aesop’s fables: (and p. 143)

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Chap. 5— point of view

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  1. Chap. 5—pointof view From Perrine’s Structure, Sound, and Sense Coach Adams Fall 2006

  2. Two questions to determin pov • 1. Who tells this story? • 2. What (how much) do they know?

  3. Omniscient narrators know all • From Aesop’s fables: (and p. 143) “Weary in every limb, the ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. It would taste mighty good at dinner tonight. A grasshopper, cold and hungry, looked on. Finally he could bear it no longer. “Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of corn?” “What were you doing all summer?” asked the ant. He looked the grasshopper up and down. He knew its kind. “I sang from dawn till dark,” replied the grasshopper, happily unaware of what was coming next. “Well,” said the ant, hardly bothering to conceal his contempt, “since you sang all summer, you can dance all winter.” HE WHO IDLES WHEN HE’S YOUNG WILL HAVE NOTHING WHEN HE’S OLD.

  4. Now…how do you know pov? • Look back at the story • Highlight anything that only an omniscient being could possible know • Compare our ideas.

  5. Omniscience can be limited • The level of omniscience can vary—consider the stories we’ve read. Whose minds did we enter, and whose were we barred from? • Summary on p. 143

  6. Limited omniscience • Still 3rd person, but focuses primarily on the thoughts and feelings of a single character • See page 144, a revised version of “The Ant and the Grasshopper.”

  7. 1st person • Only allows us inside the head of one character, who quite literally tells us the story in their own words • The author and the character appear to be the same (but they’re not) • Can be a major or minor character (“Defender of the Faith” vs. “The Child by Tiger”)

  8. Good and bad re: 1st person pov • Seems more “real” and emotionally connective—it’s like watching Oprah • Doesn’t allow the author to interpret or filter events—and can cause us to forget to, because we’re so emotionally invested • Allows authors to make mistakes more easily (especially with knowledge or language) • Allows irony or a look at the problems of limited perception

  9. objective • Author becomes a camera—he only reports, never interprets. • P. 171, “Hills Like White Elephants” • Read and annotate, explaining where explanation is needed. • Then answer #s 3, 5-8

  10. The stories • “Paul’s Case,” p. 148—answer 1,3,6-8 • “The Lottery,” p. 436 • Answer handout questions • Figure out what the point of view is. • Essay: Discuss how point of view enforces the story’s theme in the readers mind.

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