The Hidden Camera RL7 Point of View

Zee Target I can analyze a point of view which requires distinguishing double meaning with little information given. I can analyze a point of view which requires distinguishing double meaning. I can analyze a point of view which is directly stated and understand that there is a second meaning.

1 accident, 5 points of view Just think… 1 accident, 5 points of view

Guilty Killer or Innocent Patient?

Why Care? Narrators influence how we view the characters and events of a story Narrators aren’t always truthful Narrators sometimes have hidden meanings and agendas

Point of View Who tells the story Language used: Knowledge shared: First Second Third Knowledge shared: Objective: narrator never shares anything about what the characters think or feel Limited: narrator shares inner thoughts and feelings of one character Omniscient: narrator knows everything about all characters

Hidden Point of View Tricks to hide the true point of view: Understatement Irony Sarcasm

Understatement a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is: saying “This is a slight problem” when the entire building caves in from a bad storm

Irony the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend. an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected: marriage is an institution built on love, yet it often ends in hate

Is it really ironic? Ironic by Alanis Morissette

Sarcasm A sharp, cutting, and/or mocking remark that uses irony: saying “You’re so intelligent” to someone who makes a mistake on something Big Bang Theory

Practice What point of view is used in your novel? How do you know? How might that influence how we feel about the characters? In YOUR novel example below, what hidden meanings exist and through what trick? Native Son: Mary Dalton wants to support the African American fight for equality; Bigger feels uncomfortable about this. A Lesson Before Dying: Grant explains, “I was too educated for Henri Pichot; he had no use for me at all anymore” (Gaines, 21). Their Eyes Were Watching God: Nanny wanted Janie’s mom to be a school teacher because it was a respectable position.