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Point of View in A Short Story

Point of View in A Short Story. Objective Point of View. Writer tells what happens The narrator NEVER tells the reader anything about the character’s thoughts or feelings The narrator remains as a detached observer of the story. First Person Point of View.

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Point of View in A Short Story

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  1. Point of View in A Short Story

  2. Objective Point of View • Writer tells what happens • The narrator NEVER tells the reader anything about the character’s thoughts or feelings • The narrator remains as a detached observer of the story

  3. First Person Point of View • Narrator is part of the action of the story • The reader should question the narrator’s account of the events

  4. Third Person Point of View • Narrator does not participate in the action of the story as a character • The narrator tells the reader how the characters think and feel • The reader learns about the characters through this outside voice • Two types of point of view: limited and omniscient

  5. Third Person Limited • Narrator knowledge is limited to one character (either major or minor) • The story is limited to the one character who is telling the story

  6. Third Person Omniscient • Third person narrator knows everything about all characters • The reader knows about the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story • Omniscient means all-knowing

  7. A fiction reader thinks about… • How does the point of view affect your responses to the characters? • How is your response influenced by how much the narrator knows? • How objective is the narrator? • First person narrators are not always trustworthy. • The reader should determine what is true and what is not.

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