First Person Narrator

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The author wanted to use first-person narration because it allows the reader to sympathy for the narrator and allow to see what the narrator would see. The author leave the speaker unnamed because it allows the reader to guess what kind of character this narrator is. The purpose of using first person in the story because it allows the reader to see the madness and delusion of the narrator. Using the speaker unnamed affect my interpretation of the story by guessing if the narrator really the wife of John. Without knowing the name can leave the reader thinking if she is the wife or she made it all up.
The author use the isolated house as a setting for her narrative because it is closely related to the narrator. Using the house, the reader can

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