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    “Eleven” and “The Cask of Amontillado”, both author uses first person point of view to each give the readers an opportunity to know the character better. One has a young cute narrator, Rachel; the other has the malicious, revengeful narrator, Montressor. Even though both “Eleven” and “The Cask of Amontillado” authors wrote their stories in first person point of view, however, these two narrators differ in…

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    The era is some time in the 1980s for a few of reasons. First, they are in hells kitchen and there is a lot of poverty and poorness just like in the 1980s. Secondly, they go to watch the movie E.T in theatres. The movie E.T was released in 1982. During the 1980s there was a group called the IRA that terrorized Ireland. This would…

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    The idea that one can set themselves free from bonds that restrain them and develop a positive, strong character through the application of feminist views is discovered through Cisneros’ thought-provoking use of characterization and first person point of view. Through the use of point of view, Cisneros shows that the development of a unique and independent character, capable of creating their own path is possible through the adoption of feminist views. She showed that feminism can save…

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    In the novel The Roundhouse, the author uses first person to tell a story through the eyes of Joe. He is a grown man remembering a time in his life and is writing it as if he is a thirteen year old boy again. He is telling a story about how his mother was sexually abused and the journey he took to find out exactly what had happened. In the story, with him only being thirteen, his father, aunt and the townspeople try to keep the details a secret. They believe he is too young and they are trying…

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    perspective of the protagonist, Christopher; Haddon has used first person narration and symbols throughout the novel. Mother was presented through different language features such as flashback, and unreliable narration by Christopher. Haddon used different language, tone and writing style throughout Mother’s letters to juxtapose her perspective. Each of these techniques assisted the reader in understanding Christopher and his world. Haddon has used first person narration and symbolism to…

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    find the ending of the book, or in our case, A short story. One reason for using third person limited is to know and only care about the protagonist's feelings. If it was first person, there would be no narrator, and we would only see her opinions, and possibly what is not really happening. Third Person Limited allows us only to focus on the main character, just like first person limited, but we see everything revolving around her, not anyone else. Third Person Omniscient would reveal…

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    Same View; Different Perspective Through this life, I have only ever seen one side of the story. everyday My eyes piece together a picture from first person experiences based on class, gender, and race. Therefore, I have the sole ability to pick and choose the setting, the characters, and also the plot. Yet, I cannot control the lives of those around me or see the story from their eyes. I am continuously missing perspectives that make the story feel fragmentary, but to me it is whole. To…

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    War Story” where the readers have to rely on the narrator’s story in order to understand what happened. The story is told in first-person limited point of view because it focuses on the narrator’s accounts as a soldier in the Vietnam War through the repeated usages of the word “I.” And it is also limited to a single person’s account of events. Because the story is told in first-person limited point of view, it makes the narrator unreliable as he may have excluded information or distorted the…

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    while 3rd person is written to show the story from a narrator’s unbiased perspective. 3rd person often include partial thoughts of many characters. The narrative account is the way a story is told, so it would either be 1st or 3rd person. Written by Tina M. Beller, “The Smell of Fresh Paint” is a letter written to Tina’s parents.. The story is about Iraqi insurgents launching a rocket strike at an abandoned Iraqi Palace Tina was poised at. Written by Amy Vaughan, “International Reality…

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    beginning, the narrator depicts himself as somewhat shallow, cold and unkind. There are also instances of jealousy, prejudice and pettiness. The narrator spends little time providing background on the other characters present in the story. His wife’s first husband is dismissed with the statement, “Her officer—why should he have a name? He was the childhood sweetheart, what more does he want (p. 300)?” Robert, is referred to only as, “the blind man” or “this blind man” throughout most of the…

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