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    reader to understand the character’s thoughts and actions to the full extent. The first person nature of the poem is reinforced by the use of repetition. It is the process of discovery that can enrich lives of individuals as it develops a large portion of character. The use of first person speech has enabled readers to connect to the poem and link it back to their own situations and decisions of life. The use first person in the poem symbolically represents the inner thoughts or imaginative…

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    Twain and London experienced a similar event, the two writers approached the subject very differently in their writing in order to portray their messages. Mark Twain describes his experience of the great San Francisco earthquake using a first person narrative voice. He tells the story based on what he experienced and what he saw. A good example of this is the way he describes the start of the earthquake. Twain’s description of how “the street…

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    The chapter ”On the Rainy River” opens up to Tim O’Brien’s first person point of view, allowing us to see his stream of consciousness as he recounts his story of guilt and shame about being drafted to the Vietnam war. We follow Tom O’Brien as he leads us to the moment where he has the chance to swim away from the…

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    through a wet rye field; this introduction represents the struggle of maturing. As the poem progresses, however, the girl meets another person coming through the rye, kisses that individual, and thus gains an experience for purely herself. Thematically, the poem…

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    appeal, and appear to significantly change with unshakably noble values at heart while they juxtapose against the villainous Republic. While Day wreaks Havoc on the Republic, June alone has the ability and determination to stop him, making her the only person to ever pass the Trial’s with a score of 1500, and she has excelled in all her decisions and garnered the attention of top military commanders since that triumphant day. After her brother…

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    aforementioned girlfriend, Edna. Through the usage of fantasies in the first person, Richard Ford keys reveals Earl’s unwillingness to deal with his current situation.…

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    absurdist and existentialist author Albert Camus promotes this concept using first person narrative in order to reveal the internal and external conflicts of an individual whose life lacks social conformity. Using the first person point of view allows the reader to only see the story from the perspective of the protagonist, Meursault, and later on leads to the complete revelation of the novel’s genre. Camus’ use of first person point of view throughout the novel demonstrated the importance of…

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    and gothic feeling. As soon as the story begins, it is as if Poe immediately lets the reader know that the story they are about to read will be dark and cold, which are core ingredients that make up his style. His usage of gloomy settings, a first person viewpoint, and horrific themes play a crucial role in making Poe the most widely read author today. Two of Edgar Allen Poe’s most known novels, The Fall of the House of Usher and The Black Cat both share the same style. As previously…

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    Tell Tale Heart, the insane story of a self assured sane man. This short story was published during 1843 by the eccentric author Edgar Allan Poe. In this short story, the frantic narrator diligently tries to convince the reader that he is a sane man, while providing contradicting details for his quest to murder an innocent old man. His reasons behind it? Simply because he is agitated by the old man’s eye and finds it distasteful. In this short story “The Tell Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe depicts…

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    Piper’s birthday. Jillian is trying to convince Piper to help her make a plan for Valentine’s day. My story is told by Piper, the main character, and is in the point of view of the first person. An example from the book would be; ‘I shrug. “I just don’t see the point. It’s not like it’s required.”’ I know it is in first person point of view because the narrator says ‘I’. Some supporting characters include Peter, who is an ex-boyfriend of Piper, Stuart, who is Claire’s boyfriend (ex later on),…

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