1.30.2019 Yesterday you had this writing prompt: Prompt: It is a person’s first time back to the grocery since the manager, in a not-so- kind manner, told them never to bring their kids into his store again. The character is secretly relieved to have to leave them home with their spouse. Thirty minutes later, they return home--without groceries. Egg yolk is dripping from their hair, chocolate syrup is smeared across their shirt, and smashed produce is sticking to their shoes. Pick one of the points of view and tell the story You need to take out this piece of writing, currently. You need to spend the first 5-10 minutes of class answering the following questions. You may answer these questions on the same sheet of paper. Who is your narrator? What POV is your narrator? First? Second? Third? What’s the narrator’s degree of omnsiscience? Full, limited, partial, none? What’s your narrator’s degree of objectivity? Complete, none, some, ironic? How reliable is your narrator? Why did you chose this narrator? Explain your thought process. *When you’re finished, pull out Dillard’s story “The Chase”. We’ll be looking at the narrator in that story as well.

Annie Dillard’s “The Chase” In small groups 3-4 people, answer the following questions about Dillard’s story. 1. What point of view is the story told from? 2. Who is your narrator? 3. What can you infer about your narrator? What do you know about his character? (His name, his actions, his style, his tone). 4. Where do they stand in time and space, relative to the events and settings they're narrating? 5. What makes your narrator reliable or unreliable? 6. Why are they telling it? 7. What is assumed about the audience or auditor? How do these assumptions effect the way the narrator tells the story?