Based on the pages you have read so far (and you should be making lots of progress), talk about the book's structure. Is it a continuous story, or interlocking short stories? Does the timeline move forward chronologically, or back and forth between past and present? Does the author use a single viewpoint or shifting viewpoints? Why might the author have chosen to tell the story the way they did, and what difference does it make in the way you read or understand the story?
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I am now reading Full Disclosure by Dee Henderson. I haven't read much of it, but I think it's a continuous story that will go back and overlap with different perspectives. So it'll probably go back and forth between past and present. I like authors that tell the story from two points of view because it gives you more sides of the story. It provides more thoughts and feelings that you would never get otherwise.
"Full Disclosure" is one continuous story, though it does seem to have several smaller plots and mysteries going on throughout. The characters remain the same and move from one crisis to another. The timeline is chronological with the occasional story from the past. The narrator is third person but with a changing emphasis on different characters. Each chapter has a primary focus and the story follows that person's thoughts. The style of writing makes the plot easy to follow, but does not detract from the sense of mystery. New tidbits are learned about the characters in each chapter which keeps the story engaging.
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Gone With the Wind is a continuous story and it moves in chronological order. It's also told by the same character, Scarlett, all the way through. I think the author chose to tell it through one person because it's all about her struggle through the Civil War, and while there are a lot of problems and she moves around, they're always her problems.
I am reading Can a Robot Be a Human? and am on page seventy-four. If you would like to call them short stories, then sure they are short stories. This book is separated into chapters. Each chapter answers a philosophical question in the best way it can. In no way is this book a continuous story. In some chapters, it does bring the idea of a previous one, but the reader does not need to have read the previous chapters to understand it. I have noticed that there is no particular order in which the chapters go. They do have arrows pointing to the related chapters, though, I never read it following the arrows. Philosophy has to be done from many different viewpoints to make sure everything is answered or semi-answered. This is the only way it can be done, otherwise the book would be confusing.
In Dessen's book "Lock and Key" the story is continuous and told only through one point of view. For the most part the book is chronologically but there are times were it will jump backwards. The author probably choose to tell the story this way because she could start the story and do flashbacks when need to explain something. If the author would have used shifting viewpoints I would get confused because it would focus on other people's problems as well as the main characters. The books structure is the same as all of Dessen's other books. Starts right away and as flashbacks ever so often.
Showdown is a continuous story that has been moving in chronological order so far. This might change later, but as of right now it is. Ted Dekker switches the viewpoint often. I really like this, because it gives you insight on everyone. For some people, it might be hard to keep track of all the different characters and how they are all connected but I love it. I think it gives the book so much more depth and it keeps me interested.
My book, Waiting for Morning, for the most part, moves foreword in chronological order. There are occasional flashbacks to events from earlier in the story, as well as to ones from before the book began. The story is written in third person, and the viewpoint usually shifts at least once a chapter, focusing on a different character's development each time. I like how the reader is allowed glimpses into the lives and changes of a host of characters, rather than just focusing in on one. Sometimes, when reading about one character, I will begin to fell very angry about how they are acting, or about what another character did to them, but a shift in character focus helps me to calm down a bit and understand their actions a little better through the actions/words of another character.
As I am almost done with this book I am reading the story is starting to come to an end. This book is a continuous story that switches back and forth between locations in the book. Since they are in a land in a book and the main characters are in different parts the narrator has to flip back and forth so the reader knows what is happening to both sides. The time line moves in a chronological order but the narrator does stop at places and uses flashback that remind characters of certain points that have already happened.
There are so many characters in this book, and everyone of them has a part and an opinion on what is going on. The narrator, as hard as it is to follow sometimes, tries to show everybody's viewpoint of what is going on. Sometimes it seems that the author does not have a favorite character that she wants to focus on so she puts all the characters points of view into the story.
I think Cornelia Funke choose to write this book in this way because it is the easiest way to understand it from the way she tries to incorporate all the characters in. I believe if she would have written the story any other way it would have been hard to understand since this is a trilogy and there was so much that has gone on. I am able to understand the story because she did go in a chronologic order and not flip back and forth so much from past to present. I only find it difficult to read when within on chapter she switches between characters and places. This can be confusing to the reader.
The Pilot's Wife is a continuous story with a few flashbacks here and there. For the most part it moves forward. The viewpoint is third person and the author incorporated dialogue frequently. I think the author chose this viewpoint to give better viewpoints of all the characters and their reactions with the big news. I think you get a better idea of each individual's personality.
My books structure continues with Katniss. It follows her and is in her viewpoint. It kinda switches but its only her reflecting on the hunger games not actually going back other then that it stays in the present. The way the author tells the story is the best way you can and is told excellent and makes the story better.
My book there is a solid story line but it has some flashbacks because they are bringing back in the grandma that died. It goes back and forth but it mostly stays in the present. The author only used one point of view. They chose the way to write the story because they need to have the flash back of the grandma because it effects the way they view the things now.
In my story, I believe that the author wanted it to seem like a continuous story, however because it is all over the place it feels more like a bunch of short stories on one main topic. There are a lot of flashbacks, which I think help make the story more moving. Because you can see other people's point - of - view. It is very moving, and a very interesting way to write/express a story.
The book i am reading right now is not a very continuos story it is more a bunch of small stories that are all tied together. The timeline is all moving forward but there are a couple times that the talk about the past. This is a little of two view points one from the main character and the other from a person outside the storie but that viewpoint is very brief. He is telling the story this way so you can actually picture what is happening like when they play football and such. It just makes it easy to understand and fallow along.
In my book the author puts it into one continuous story. The story movies back and both between pass and present. In the book Brad tells the story in his view point. The author wrought the story this way to give us understanding on what has happened in the past or present and it keeps you on edge.
My book is one constant story the story hasn't changed at all so far besides going through and concluding events in the story itself. The story is in chronological order. It does not shift viewpoints. The author in my opinion is using a good form of writing the story it's keeping me very interested and excited for what will happen next.
I'm reading "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys. The book has a lot of interlocking short stories that all come together in one continuous story. The chapters are very short and remind me of a diary. The timeline moves forward chronologically, but every once in a while there will be a flashback that the writer puts in italics to show off even more. The author uses a single viewpoint to show the story of Lina and her family. I think the author told the story like this because he wanted it to be like her diary. I think the story is easier to understand written this way because you can't get lost in a chapter that is only 3 pages long. The book is really fast-paced and really keeps your attention.
My book, "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown, has followed one continuous storyline. It is mostly from the perspective of Professor Robert Langdon, a teacher of Religious Symbology, who was called upon to investigate a mysterious symbol found at a murder site. When the book isn't following Robert Langdon, it is following a man known only as the assassin, following the orders of a recently resurfacing cult.
In my book, the structure has a base story, but with many interlocking short stories too. It continuously goes into flashbacks to give background knowledge, so it switches back and forth between past and present. I feel as though there is one main view point on the main character, but there are some points where you can feel what other characters feel. I think the author chose to tell the story this way, in order to gain background knowledge and keep the reader interested. With the constant flashbacks, you feel like you're really a part of the story. It makes a huge difference to me in the way I understand the story because I think flashbacks are key to understanding why the present time in the book is the way it is and how the past had an affect on the main character.
my book is in journal form. So the viewpoints stay the same and go in chronological order. It sometimes does flashbacks because the character will remember things as she's writing. It's really easy to follow when it's in a journal forma and it's easier to understand what the character is thinking.
My book has a continuous story. The timeline moves forward chronologically and it's in a diary sort of format. There's one viewpoint, and it belongs to the main character. I think the author chose to make it that way because it has a lot of evens that happen and keeping them in order helps the reader to follow along.
The book that I am reading is a continuous story, I am not all that far into the book so I do not know that much. The timeline is in chronological order. The author switches point of views, It is told from the daughter then from the narrator. I think that the author chose this because they wanted to show the different points of view from other people. It makes a difference in the way you read because you get it from the girls point and the narrators as well.
The book I'm reading, Rich Dad Poor Dad, is structured in a way that it teaches lessons and expresses opinions, while giving scenes to example and describe the thoughts. The timeline moves forward throughout his life and through the different things that the memoir shows. He probably chose to tell the story this way so that it was easy to see the changes and mental alterations progressing as his life moved forward. It also showed great comparisons and reactions to the different ideas.
The book I am reading has a bunch of short interlocking stories. It isn't continuous and doesn't flow. The title of the chapter is the person that chapter is going to be centered around. Eventually I think at the end all of the stories will come together to make one big picture. The narrator is the same throughout the story though. It is one person telling stories from different places and experiences he had and people who changed his life leading up to the big part he is trying to get at. I think that author chose to tell the story the way he did becasue it was easiest to try and get all those view points in there. It would have been a lot of jumping around if it was written like a normal first person view. I like it becasue it is different, and it is a little harder to follow but it makes it interesting.
The Green Mile is what I'm reading, and I've finished it. The book jumps from the narrator in the present, who is old and in a nursing home, to flashes from his book, which is titled 'The Green Mile.' It started with the old man segment at the beginning, which was actually quite confusing- I knew a few things about the book before I read it, which made me think I bought the wrong book.
The book I am reading, Stand Tall, is a continuos story. The book is not in chronological order. It starts out when the main character is older and starts telling the story, which a flashback about his life when he was younger. The author uses a single viewpoint to tell the story. I think the author chose to tell the story in flashback form so he can live his life as a kid and then as the story moves on he becomes older, like he is telling the story.
The book is a continuous story the starts off in a flash back of a battle scene to catch the readers attention. After the first two chapters he goes back to current time talking about the SEAL Team Six. The timeline moves forward and backward with battles that made an impact on his life. The view point is a single viewpoint of a sniper that was in SEAL Team Six. I think he told the story they way he did to catch the readers attention making him want to read the next page to see what happens next. Howard did a good job at leaving you wanting to read the next chapter. I think it made a big difference because it caught my attention right away and it didn't ease into it like some books do.
She kind of jumps around a lot talking about when her sister was a live and actual events that are happening now. Sometimes hard to follow. The author only uses the view of Len which is good, but I wish he would use the view of her dead sisters boyfriend because he is kind of important in this as well. The author i think wanted to show the struggles of the person that was the closet to her and show how much of a struggle she has to go through.
It jumps back and forth in the book. It is still easy reading but I think the farther into the book the more confusing it will get. So far it is just a great book!
My book switches point of view throughout the book, and it does move back and forth between past and present because the narrator is being told a story from the past by the main character.
I believe Harper Lee originally set out to write a bundle of short stories in To Kill a Mockingbird, it basically is a collection of episodes loosely strung together. Other readers might admire the way the author has woven the tales of Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, so that strands of the plot complement other strands, but it is true that some chapters and parts of chapters could be lifted out of the book and read as stories in their own right. For example, the story of Atticus and the mad dog, or the chapter dealing with the death of Mrs. Dubose, could all be seperate stories. To Though to Kill a Mockingbird is told from Scout’s viewpoint as her as an adult looking back on her childhood days, the book is also in chronological order, Scout is always telling a different story that leads into another, creating a timeline of events. I think the way we follow the story through Scout’s point of view helps us understand the evil’s of racism through a child’s eyes, and a look of how the South really was and what life was like in that time period.
I switched books to Phyco by Robert Bloch. It is one continuous story that moves forward in order. There is pretty muchonly one viewpoint throughout the book, although it does switch once in a while. I think he tells the story the way he does to make it easier to follow and understand what he is saying.
My book is for the most part a continuous story. There are a few flashbacks to when she is in her accident. But the book is mostly just an on going story. The timeline is back and forth from the accident present day. When the main character, Charley, sees things that remind her of the accident, such as the woods where she walks, there are flashbacks from her accident. The viewpoint is only told from Charley's point of view, I think the author did this so the reader can feel how she feels about what is going on.
My book for the most part is a continuous story. There are a few flashbacks here and there about last football season. But other then that is an on going story and i think the author does this so its more easily understood.
My book so far has mostly stayed in the past and there are a few flashbacks because he is in the present sometimes. Like its actually kind of hard to follow but I think the fact that I had watched the movie before I started to read this book also helps. I'm reading this book and I've really enjoyed it so far and to be honest its hard to find a book that I really like so I'm really glad that you suggested it to me. By the way I'm reading water for elephants. Bye.
The book I am a reading is a continuous story. It talks about a girl and a boy that like each other but they dont know it yet. The book goes back and forth. It starts in a present moment and then starts from the beginning to when it all started and when they first started talking. The author uses a single viewpoint and it is all from the main person. If it was from someone elses point of view, you wouldn't know what happened between the boy and girl when they were alone. It helps me understand more because it gives what she thinks about and conversations between her and others.
In the game of thrones series, every chapter shifts the point of view. This is meant to give the feeling that it is a big, organic, world, and gives perspective on all of the various factions involved. The points of views don't change much within books, if a chapter viewed the world through the eyes of a character before, and that character isn't dead, chances are the book will return to that perspective. As for time, certain points of view will overlap in time. That is to say, sometimes the following chapter is happening at the same time as the previous.
I'm reading "Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me" and it's perspective switches between stories from various comedians that work with Chelsea, and also to her friends and family also, I believe.
In my book Katniss gets a little visit from President Snow, who is the president of the hunger games. Snow never leaves the capitol so something bad is probably going to happen. Snow does not believe that katniss and Peeta were not deeply in love and that when katniss and Peeta pulled the little stunt at the end of the games when they were going to commit suicide created a huge problem in the capitol. Snow threatens katniss and says the Victory Tour is her final chance to convince everyone that she is madly in love with peeta or snow will go after katniss' friends and family.
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