Black Beauty: The Georges And The Jewels

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How can a first person perspective affect a story? In both “Black beauty” and “The georges and the jewels” the narrator describes their experiences and form this shapes the character.They have a very similar style of using a first person perspective. Though this we saw how the characters saw the people around them, and learn from experiences. “Humanizing “ both human and nonhuman characters. Though they do share some similar features they do have few big differences.
Firstly Both “Black beauty : The autobiography of a horse” and “The Georges and the Jewels” , a first person perspective is used to humanise the horse. Though in “The Georges and the Jewels” a young girl is the narrator's, and in “Black beauty : The autobiography of a horse” a horse (obviously) is the narrator. In “The Georges and the Jewels” A young
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Incidentally, both books have young characters, in a story involving horses, but the way the world is seen is changed drastically. Because of the first person perspective. We see how a young girl would see the events around her, we see how a child would assume that because this horse she admires shows what seems to be compassion for her she humanizes those actions. Though her father and the tone of the book suggest that the horse does not feel this way In conclusion this perspectives helps to develop a naive or young character. In “Black beauty : The autobiography of a horse” and “The Georges and the Jewels” . Again a young charter Is front and center and contented with a situation involving horse. Which is a very helpful coisedens. For both sets of text, this will allow the reader to watch this character grow and learn with the world around them. For example in “Black beauty : The autobiography of a horse” the horse describes what it's like to be broken, we hear their view on the process. The reader sees how through the pain and discomfort from putting

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