Exploring Point of View

Question 1

1st Person

Answer 1

• story told by the narrator through only the viewpoint of one character in the “I” form
• this narration can create unreliability
• very effective when communication feelings and thoughts
• only relays what this one character can see and thinks
• perspective can severely limit a characters understanding of the world around them

Question 2

3rd person limited

Answer 2

• the story is told by an outside narrator through only the viewpoint of one character
• we can see this character from a bird’s-eye view and through the character’s own thoughts and viewpoint
• this viewpoint is not clouded by the viewpoint of the character because it contrasts with the third person perspective
• if the narrator tells the story through any other characters it isn’t 3rd person limited anymore

Question 3

3rd person omniscient

Answer 3

• narrator that tells a story through the viewpoint of any character
• reader can see how each character reacts to the same situation
• often called “the god perspective”
• reader has to decide which character they should empathize or connect with

Question 4

which of the following is true about how the point of view of “soldier’s home” portrays the characters other than krebs

Answer 4

the other characters are distant because Krebs feels detached from them

Question 5

answers

Answer 5

• communicating feelings and thoughts first-hand (first person)
• (first person) it is best for expressing a single character’s feelings and thoughts

Question 6

how does the point of view of “Christmas 1910” affect the story

Answer 6

the reader only gets Abigail’s thoughts and impression of John Marsh

Question 7

when the narrator is a character in the story, what is the point of view

Answer 7

1st person

Question 8

soldier’s home point of view

Answer 8

third person limited

Question 9

saving sourdi pov

Answer 9

unreliable