Compare And Contrast Checkouts And The Girl Who Can

Two Against The World
(A Discussion on the Similarities and Differences of the Main Characters in “Checkouts” and “The Girl Who Can”) It’s amusing how the point of view of a story can change its entire meaning. If in first person, one character might seem like the antagonist, when in third they almost seem to be the hero. The difference between first and third person point of view is simple; in first person, the narrator is a part of the main action of the plot, while in third, they are outside of it, an stranger looking in, almost like a god. They know all the thoughts and emotions of all the characters, even the unimportant side characters, though those are not always shared, depending on their relevancy to the plot. In the different stories being analyzed, the first, “Checkout”, is in third person point of view. However, in the second, “The Girl Who Can”, it is in first person point of view. This makes comparing and contrasting the main characters slightly difficult, but not altogether impossible. In this essay, it will be discussed the unique characteristics of the protagonist in “Checkout”, then in “The Girl Who Can”, finished by the …show more content…
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