Pam Houston’s short story, “How to Talk to a Hunter” effectively shows a female narrator’s experience with dating a hunter by writing directly to the readers in second person point-of-view and trying to teach readers how to do something, such as talk to a hunter. Using second person point-of-view, shows that the narrator feels that her issues with dating a hunter need to be addressed and other people should know about the issues that come with dating a hunter. By using second person point-of view, the narrator tries to put the reader in her shoes which is why she refers to the directly to the reader as “you” throughout the short story. The narrator does this by reflecting from her past experience with talking to a hunter. By using these techniques, the author creates a short story that shows how to talk to a hunter and what it is like to talk to a hunter.
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By using this method, the narrator is able to tell the reader how to respond to a hunter because she has been through the situation before. In the beginning, the narrator says, “When he says ‘Skins or blankets?’ it will take you a moment to realize that he’s asking which you want to sleep under” (13). In this part of the short story, she teaches readers hunter’s slang which she has learned from talking to a hunter. The narrator also writing in second person point-of view to show what she has learned from talking to a hunter and now she’s trying to teach “you” or the
By using this method, the narrator is able to tell the reader how to respond to a hunter because she has been through the situation before. In the beginning, the narrator says, “When he says ‘Skins or blankets?’ it will take you a moment to realize that he’s asking which you want to sleep under” (13). In this part of the short story, she teaches readers hunter’s slang which she has learned from talking to a hunter. The narrator also writing in second person point-of view to show what she has learned from talking to a hunter and now she’s trying to teach “you” or the