Point of view AHS ELAR Dept.

WHAT WORD DO YOU SEE?

OPTICAL ILLUSION

OPTICAL ILLUSION Do 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?

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?

POINT OF VIEW Who is telling the story?

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.

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.

Point of view What are the different points of view that can be used to tell a story?

Third Person (he, she, it, they, names) Points of view First Person (I, we) Second Person (you) Third Person (he, she, it, they, names) -Limited (thoughts and feelings of one character) -Omniscient (knows everything)

FIRST PERSON I AND WE

Let’s say there was a fender bender…. Let’s take a look… Let’s say there was a fender bender….

Strangers Bill’s friend. Alice Bill Alice’s friend.

Let’s Think… How will their perspective, or point of view, impact their account of what happened?

Strangers Bill’s friend. Alice Bill Alice’s friend.

Point of view

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.” 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”

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)

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, or names)

THIRD PERSON LIMITED 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) YOU HAVE READ THIS

THIRD PERSON LIMITED 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) YOU HAVE READ THIS The narrator is telling you what they are seeing and knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

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. This is the “god” narrator. They see everything and are inside everyone’s minds.

Usually only in instructional texts or poetry. Second person Usually only in instructional texts or poetry. Directly confronting reader (yoy, ya’ll)