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Narrative Perspective
Author’s Point of View
Dialogue and Narration
• Dialogue = when characters speak.
• Narration = when the narrator speaks.
• “Quotation marks” separate narration
from dialogue.
Example
“Help” my cousin Jack said.
1 2
Identifying Narrative Perspective
It's about the narrator (who tells the story)
We're not looking at dialogue.
We don't care what characters say.
Only the narrator's voice matters.
Pronoun Case
First-Person I, me, my, mine, we, us,
ours,
Second-Person you, your
Third-Person he, she, her, they, them
(also character's names)
We are trying to figure out the narrator's
view point on the story.
Perspectives and Signal Words
Secret
“I am in the room”
I = 1st Person
“You come in the room.”
You = 2nd Person
“Then he or she came in the room.”
He or She = 3rd Person
First-Person
Narrator is a part of the story (character).
Often uses I or we.
Example
I went home. Tim came over. I couldn't play.
Second-Person
Usually for instructions
Uses “You”; from “your” perspective.
Examples
First, gather your materials. Add 1 cup sugar
to flour.
Third-Person
• Narrator usually isn’t involved.
• Tells other's stories.
• Lots of “He,” “She,” & character names.
Three Types of Third-Person Narration
Does the narrator tell…
Thoughts and Feelings of Characters?
Third-Person Omniscient
Narrator is all knowing.
Narrator tells thoughts and feelings of
more than one character.
Omni = All Scient = Knowing
Example
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her.
Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she
wanted to live her life.
Third-Person Limited
Narrator is limited to one character.
Tells thoughts & feelings of one character
Example
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her.
Shay just left without saying anything.
She left a note and then left him.
Third-Person Objective
Narrator does not reveal any character’s
thoughts or feelings.
Only character’s dialogue and actions
are narrated.
Example
Tim slammed the door. He walked
upstairs & read a note from Shay. He
kicked her trash can & started crying.
Tips on Identifying
• Check 1st or 2nd-person before worrying
about objective, limited, or omniscient.
• Ask, “Who’s story is the narrator telling:
his, mine, or someone else’s?”
• Focus on narration not dialogue.
Practice
1. Read the following passages.
2. Determine the narrator’s perspective.
3. Write down your answer.
1
When I was four months old, my
mother died suddenly and my father was
left to look after me all by himself… I had
no brothers or sisters. So through
boyhood, from the age of four months
onward, there was just us two, my father
and me. We lived in an old gypsy caravan
behind a filling station”
2
The huge man dropped his blankets and
flung himself down and drank from the surface
of the green pool. The small man stepped
behind him. "Lennie!" he said sharply.
"Lennie, for God" sakes don’t drink so much."
Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The
small man leaned over and shook him by the
shoulder. "Lennie you gonna be sick like you
was last night." Lennie dipped his whole head
under, hat and all… "Tha’s good," he said.
"You drink some, George." He smiled happily
3
Foresight in Relationships
The previous night, make your plans for
the next day and write them down… If you
attend an exclusive Samurai’s party and feel
timid, you cannot do your part in making it a
successful party. You had first better
prepare by convincing yourself that you will
have a grand time. And you should feel
grateful for the invitation.
4
Harold Davis took a deep breath and
slowly started to peel the gauze from the
wound on his grandmother’s leg. “Hold on,
Grandma. I’m almost done,” He said quietly.
“Don’t worry, baby. It doesn’t hurt too much,”
she quietly replied. “Just take your time.”
Harold glanced up at his grandmother lying
on the couch. He could tell she was in pain
from the way she gripped the cushions, but
still she managed to smile back at him.
5
They were standing under a tree, each
with an arm round the other's neck, and Alice
knew which was which in a moment,
because one of them had "DUM"
embroidered on his collar, and the other
"DEE." "I suppose they've each got
"TWEEDLE" round at the back of the collar,"
she said to herself. They stood so still that
she quite forgot they were alive, and she
was just looking round to see if the word
"TWEEDLE" was written at the back of each
collar, when she was startled by a voice
coming from the one marked "DUM."
Answers
1. First-Person
2. Third-Person Objective
3. Second-Person
4. Third-Person Limited
5. Third-Person Limited

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point-of-view.ppt

  • 2. Dialogue and Narration • Dialogue = when characters speak. • Narration = when the narrator speaks. • “Quotation marks” separate narration from dialogue. Example “Help” my cousin Jack said. 1 2
  • 3. Identifying Narrative Perspective It's about the narrator (who tells the story) We're not looking at dialogue. We don't care what characters say. Only the narrator's voice matters.
  • 4. Pronoun Case First-Person I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, Second-Person you, your Third-Person he, she, her, they, them (also character's names) We are trying to figure out the narrator's view point on the story. Perspectives and Signal Words
  • 5. Secret “I am in the room” I = 1st Person “You come in the room.” You = 2nd Person “Then he or she came in the room.” He or She = 3rd Person
  • 6. First-Person Narrator is a part of the story (character). Often uses I or we. Example I went home. Tim came over. I couldn't play.
  • 7. Second-Person Usually for instructions Uses “You”; from “your” perspective. Examples First, gather your materials. Add 1 cup sugar to flour.
  • 8. Third-Person • Narrator usually isn’t involved. • Tells other's stories. • Lots of “He,” “She,” & character names. Three Types of Third-Person Narration Does the narrator tell… Thoughts and Feelings of Characters?
  • 9. Third-Person Omniscient Narrator is all knowing. Narrator tells thoughts and feelings of more than one character. Omni = All Scient = Knowing Example Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.
  • 10. Third-Person Limited Narrator is limited to one character. Tells thoughts & feelings of one character Example Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything. She left a note and then left him.
  • 11. Third-Person Objective Narrator does not reveal any character’s thoughts or feelings. Only character’s dialogue and actions are narrated. Example Tim slammed the door. He walked upstairs & read a note from Shay. He kicked her trash can & started crying.
  • 12. Tips on Identifying • Check 1st or 2nd-person before worrying about objective, limited, or omniscient. • Ask, “Who’s story is the narrator telling: his, mine, or someone else’s?” • Focus on narration not dialogue.
  • 13. Practice 1. Read the following passages. 2. Determine the narrator’s perspective. 3. Write down your answer.
  • 14. 1 When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look after me all by himself… I had no brothers or sisters. So through boyhood, from the age of four months onward, there was just us two, my father and me. We lived in an old gypsy caravan behind a filling station”
  • 15. 2 The huge man dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool. The small man stepped behind him. "Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie, for God" sakes don’t drink so much." Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. "Lennie you gonna be sick like you was last night." Lennie dipped his whole head under, hat and all… "Tha’s good," he said. "You drink some, George." He smiled happily
  • 16. 3 Foresight in Relationships The previous night, make your plans for the next day and write them down… If you attend an exclusive Samurai’s party and feel timid, you cannot do your part in making it a successful party. You had first better prepare by convincing yourself that you will have a grand time. And you should feel grateful for the invitation.
  • 17. 4 Harold Davis took a deep breath and slowly started to peel the gauze from the wound on his grandmother’s leg. “Hold on, Grandma. I’m almost done,” He said quietly. “Don’t worry, baby. It doesn’t hurt too much,” she quietly replied. “Just take your time.” Harold glanced up at his grandmother lying on the couch. He could tell she was in pain from the way she gripped the cushions, but still she managed to smile back at him.
  • 18. 5 They were standing under a tree, each with an arm round the other's neck, and Alice knew which was which in a moment, because one of them had "DUM" embroidered on his collar, and the other "DEE." "I suppose they've each got "TWEEDLE" round at the back of the collar," she said to herself. They stood so still that she quite forgot they were alive, and she was just looking round to see if the word "TWEEDLE" was written at the back of each collar, when she was startled by a voice coming from the one marked "DUM."
  • 19. Answers 1. First-Person 2. Third-Person Objective 3. Second-Person 4. Third-Person Limited 5. Third-Person Limited