point of view. what word do you see? optical illusion do you see two old people or two young people?...
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POINT OF VIEW
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WHAT WORD DO YOU SEE?
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OPTICAL ILLUSIONDo you see two old people or two young people?Do you see a third young person? Do you see a guitar?What do you see in the middle of the picture?
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OPTICAL ILLUSION
Do you see a
young woman in the picture or an
old woman?
Do you see the young woman’s
ear?
Do you see the old woman’s nose?
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DOES IT LOOK DIFFERENT TO YOU IN BLACK AND WHITE?
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How many umpires are on the field? Why not only use one?
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POINT OF VIEW
Who is telling the story?
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NARRATOR
• The narrator is the “voice” that tells the story.
• The “voice” may be a character in the story.
• The “voice” may be an observer who tells the reader what he sees and hears.
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POINT OF VIEW
• This is the narrator through whose eyes the reader “sees” the story happen.
• The narrator “controls” all of the information that the reader is told.
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FIRST PERSON NARRATOR
• “I never had a brain until Freak came along and
let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth.” (page 1) Max in Freak the Mighty
• “If my cousin Duffy had the brains of a turnip it never would have happened. But as far as I’m concerned, Duffy makes a turnip look bright.” Andrew in “Duffy’s Jacket
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FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW
• The narrator of the story is also ONE of the characters in the story.
• This point of view uses the following pronouns: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our.
• The reader only knows what the ONE character knows. (disadvantage)
• The reader feels very connected to the story. (advantage)
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Examples of stories for first person point of view
“Priscilla and the Wimps” (student)
“Duffy’s Jacket” (Duffy’s cousin Andrew)
“User Friendly” (Kevin Neal)
“Charles” (Laurie’s mother)
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MULTIPLEFIRST
PERSON NARRATORS
The reader or movie viewer
sees the story from the point of
view of MORE THAN ONE
CHARACTER.
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Books with Multiple First Person
Narrators
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THIRD PERSON
• The narrator is NOT a character in the story.
• The narrator is an observer who tells the reader about someone else.
• The narrator uses the third person pronouns. (he, she, him, her, they, them, their)
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THIRD PERSONLIMITED
• The narrator tells the reader the thoughts and feelings of ONE character in the story.
• “The enemy on the opposite roof covered his escape. He must kill that enemy and he could not use his rifle. He had only a revolver to do it. Then he thought of a plan.”
• (“The Sniper” by Liam O’ Flaherty)
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THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT
• The word “omniscient” means all-knowing.
• In these stories, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of many characters in the story.
• “Amigo Brothers” is an example of an “omniscient” narrator.
• We know the feelings of both Antonio and Felix.
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Short Stories with a Third Person Point of View
• “Amigo Brothers”
• “Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas were both seventeen years old. They had known each other since childhood. . . .”
• “After Twenty Years”
• “The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively.”
• “The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar.”
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The author has TWOchoices for point of view.
• FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW
• The narrator is a character in the story.
• The reader only knows what the narrator knows.
• THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW
• The narrator is NOT part of the story.
• The narrator is an observer who tells us about the characters and the events.
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Why might an author choose a specific point of view?
This novel uses first
person point of view.
This novel uses third person point of view.
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IS THERE A SECOND PERSON POINT OF VIEW?
•In non-fiction, it would be a “HOW TO” book.
•This tells the reader “HOW TO” do something.
•In fiction, it would be a “Choose Your Own Adventure” story.
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WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Is this a musician or a girl’s face?
It all depends on your
POINT OF VIEW.
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WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Do you see a duck or do you see a bunny?
It all depends
on your
POINT OF VIEW.
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WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Do you see a mountain stream?
OR
Do you see many people and buildings with windows??
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SAY THE COLOR, NOT THE WORD
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POINT OF VIEWWHO IS TELLING
THE STORY?