- What point of view is your story told in?
- What effect does the point of view have on your book? How would your book be different if it were told from a different character's point of view? (Think about it like this: how would your book have changed if it were told from the antagonist's ("bad guy"-works against the main character) point of view?) Would the audience have different feelings toward some of the characters or events in the plot?
- Would this make your book more or less interesting to you and why?
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
English III: Quarter 3 Question 1 due 1/16!
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the point of view is a woman named Wanderer. also known as Melanie Stryder. The point of view has no effect on what is written but it would be cool to have another point of view of her seeker that is the bad guy. The book is already interesting and fascinating enough as it is. I love to read it as it is.
The point of view is a 16 year old girl named Cassia And a 16 year old named Ky. The point of view would change a lot because if its told from just one of the characters then the story wouldn't have as much drama nor would it have as much detail as it goes into. I honestly love this book the was it is. I don't want it to change
"The Lovely Bones" os told in first person point of view. Since the book is about the girls death, it gives it a more personable view point. Salmon tells about every thought and feeling she had during her assault and murder. If it were told from a third person then the feelings just wouldn't be the same. If it were being told by Mr. Harvey, Salmon's killer, then he would probably explain why he was doing what he is doing. Although I believe I would still have a negative reaction towards Mr. Harvey for killing an innocent little girl whether the novel was told from Salmon's perspective or not. Either way the book would be interesting because the audience would be getting a first person point of view from the victim or from the killer. The audience would get first hand how the person was feeling at each individual point.
The point of view jumps around from character to character in third person, but it is mainly told from the first person view of the main character, Felix. It lets us know what everyone is up to, but it doesn't give us great detail unless it is Felix's point of view. If it was told from the point of view of the antagonist it would be a lot slower, because he doesn't know about Felix until a little while into the story. It makes it more interesting, because it tells me what all is going on, and how everyone is doing.
My story is told in third person-omniscient, and bounces between two characters (so far). This really adds effect to the story, as it is not simply focused on one person. The story would be much less detailed if it were in any other person’s view other than these two. The audience would more than likely not have much difference on opinions of people. The book would be far less interesting. Since it is told and described by two genius-level architects, their points of view would not work or fit in well with the rest of the story, were the novel not written and described from their views themselves.
My story is told 1st person from Robert Langdon's point of view. This allows us to see what Robert is thinking. How he feels about certain things. It would be weird because we wouldn't understand what all the symbols mean. We don't know who the bad guy is until the ending. That's one of the things I like about Dan Brown's books. But if it were told from his point of view we would know every little detail of what he is trying to do. Fortunately, it does tell from the antagonist's point of view. It gives us minimal information though so that the plot keeps being awesome. It would remain the same.
the point of view on my book is very dark because of how odd thomas acts what happens around thomas. probably i think it would only affect the reader if hey didn't like dark and scary type of situations. it makes it more interesting because it make me very interactive with my book like by how at times it gets me thinking by how this kid Odd Thomas can see things that nobody else can.
My book is in third person point of view. It allows the reader to know more about the people in the story. The book is told from different point of views and allows you know what other people are thinking. At this point, all the people are thinking the same thing and not much is happening after the crash. Yes, if people make different choices, the audience could pick sides. If there were different like "tribes." There would be competition and make the story more interesting.
My book, The Fault In Our Stars, is in first person narrative. This has a huge effect on the book, because the main character has Cancer, so you are able to see all of the details that Cancer plays in Hazel, the main character's, life. I think this book would be fairly close to the same story if it was told from another character, specifically Augustus's, point of view. He has Cancer as well, and he goes on the same journey as Hazel. They have different types of Cancer, so the small details would be a little different, but the main picture would be the same. There is no real 'bad guy' in the book, at least thus far. The 'bad guy,' in a sense, is Cancer, so it can't really be told from that point of view. I like the book being told from Hazel's point of view, and I feel like everyone else reading the book would like the same thing. Hazel is extremely relatable, and instead of just having a pity party all the time, she cracks jokes, and doesn't take people's sympathy. It also leaves a little more mystery when it comes to Augustus. You don't completely know what's going on with him until he tells Hazel, and this makes the story a lot better.
My book, Divergent, is told from the point of view of Triss. It think that there is a huge effect on the story with it being told form Triss's pint of view because he is Divergent (a person who's aptitude test that determines what faction suits them best has a result of more than one faction). This gives her very strong opinions about the other factions and it is interesting to hear them. It is also interesting to hear the story be told from her point of view because she is an initiate who switched factions after her aptitude test. I don't think that the book would be quite as good or interesting if it were told from another person's pint of view because none of them that have been introduced so far are unique like Triss. Some of the other characters might be looked at differently too. Triss opened up to other initiates and people who switched factions. If the book were told from the point of view of a person who had always lived in the same faction, they would probably be very biased and judgmental of those who were not always of the same faction as themselves.
To me, the book would be less interesting if it were told from someone else's point of view because Triss has unique and rare qualities compared to others.
My books point of view is from the first person narrative. It is told by a black boy in the late 1800s who lives with his Mom, Dad, and brother. The main character is playing with fire from one of his moms matches so he starts lighting things around the house on fire. As he goes around playing with the fire he lights one of the curtians on fire and goes and hides so he doesn't get in trouble, he doesn't tell anyone. So when the mom sees the living room on fire she gets everyone out of the house but her son that was starting the fires. They look around as the house gets engulfed in fire and they finally find him under the house hiding. The dad drags the boy out and starts beating him because the family just lost everything in the fire.
My book "Cut and Run" by Amy Elizabeth is told in the third person point of view. I think it effects the book in the way, if it were told in Rebecca's, the main character's, point of view then you could know more of how she really felt. The author did a really good job with details, but if it was told in her point of view we might know more. I think if it were told in sean's, the bad guy or Rebecca's ex who she thought was dead, point of view we would know more of what he was thinking and we would've know more of the process he went through to find her and track her down. I think the audience as well as the whole book would've changed because it would be more like a horror film type book. I think the audience wouldn't have liked the characters as much, because they wouldn't get to see all sides of the characters and everything that went on. I think it would be less interesting, because you wouldn't get to see generally how everyone felt and what they were thinking. I don't think the whole story like it is now would be told very well.
The story is told by Anetxu. She is the main character in the story. It is told in the first person. It could have been told by her mom's point of view but I wouldn't have liked it. It wouldn't have made sense as it is mostly about the girl. How she feels and thinks. Her mom seems struck and not easy going. If it were told by the mom it would loose the innocence of the girl.
"Flying Changes" written by Sara Gruen is told by the main character, Annemarie Zimmer. She is a protective mother of a teenage daughter, so it gives the reader a mother's point of view. Since I am a teen reading this book, it gives me a view from a mother to look on a different side of the story. Annemarie shows her fearful side in the beginning of the story when she sees her 16 year old daughter getting ready to jump Annemarie's blind horse bareback without any helmet or anything. The daughter, Eva, does not go over the jump, because she sees her panicking mother and stops just in time. Annemarie thinks to herself as says, "My heart lodges somewhere in my esophagus and stops. I can neither breathe nor cry out" (Gruen 8). At this moment it shows the interaction between a scared mother and a carefree daughter. I like how this story is told by a mother, because now I can feel what they are thinking from their point of view. I think if other readers like me were to read this book, they would have wanted the daughter to describe it, because she is outgoing, careless, and she thinks she can do whatever she wants. Most teens can relate to this, however I do not. I am more responsible and not so careless like Eva. It would make the story more interesting if it were told by Eva, because it would add more drama from Eva and how she feels about her mom. At the moment, she hates her.
The Energy Bus is told in 3rd person omniscient. We know everything about the main character George and what he is thinking. It is interesting to know all of his thoughts but we don't know everyone's thoughts. If we knew everyone's thoughts it would probably be a little confusing. It would be different to know everyone's thoughts because some are more negative than others so it would completely change the story and make it a whole different plot set up and everything would be a little boring. Since their are so many different characters that we could know their thoughts there are a lot of more negative characters. Most people like inspirational books so if the negative thoughts were brought out less people would enjoy the book. The book would be less interesting because of that. And there would be too many characters to keep straight whether it be what they are doing, their life, or their thoughts.
The point of view in Forever Odd is held in first person. The main character's name is Odd. The effect of the point of view shows what it's like to talk to people who have passed on to the unknown. The book hasn't introduced the antagonist yet, so I'm not too sure about how the book would be if it would change point of views. The book probably would be boring and not as fun to read because I find Odd as a great fictional character that in some ways I can relate to.
In "Divergent", the point of view is from Triss. She is the person who was told that she was in the Divergent faction because her faction is not picked by many people. By having the story being in her point of view, it shows her emotions and what she has to go through with the story. If it would be told from someone else's point of view then people would not be able to connect with how the characters are feeling. The audience would not know exactly how Triss would be feeling about being in her faction, about her brother, and how she feels about leaving. I think that it would make the book I am reading less important because then you would not get the connection of all of the characters.
1st person from Duncan's point of view. The story would be really cool if it was from the killer's point of view and Duncan's. 1st person it=s best so you can get inside the heads of the characters. If the audience knew what was going on the whole time with everyone it would defeat any surprises.
The book I am reading is in 1st person. The view of it being from Yann or sido or even a random person adds to the effect of people and their troubles. If this was from the counts point of view i think i would enjoy the book much more as he is demented and creepy and i enjoy his character much more than all the others. If the point of view was say 3rd person I wouldn't really like it very much as it could get confusing.
"The Kill Order" is told from third person limited point of view. It is told from Mark's, the main character, point of view. Because the story is told this way, you get an in-depth look at the experiences and feelings that Mark is going through. I think if it was told from the antagonist's point of view, the audience's thinking would be centered around the good people being bad and vise versa. If it were the other way around, I think the audience would believe the bad guys are doing good things. I like the way the story is told now because Mark is a teenager, so it is easy to relate to the feelings that he goes through. It's also not as confusing when you only get insight into one character's view.
My book is in first person point of view because it has the words "I" and "We" in it. Having first person point of view is sometimes a good and bad thing. It is a good thing because you get inside the readers head and see how they are feelings since they are the main character. It is bad because you don't know how the other characters such as Wayne and Vinny in my book feel or what they think. If it was told in another view other than Duncan's and was told in the view of the man writing the journal about killing people, then it would be more graphic and mean. He would be very pestimistic about everything and have a bad outlook on life. I like the way that Duncan is telling the story because he sets a good image about everything in your head and the writer of the journal would just be all depressing.
My novel, Night Star, is told in first person point of view and the effect that this has on my novel is that it gives the storyline more depth. The main character, Ever, has a lot going on in her life and seems to be the center of all of the problems -- everything leads back to her. By having the ability to peer into her mind through the use of first person point of view, I am able to lay out what is happening and easily piece together the puzzle that is the plot of the story. If my novel were to be told through a different point of view, It would most likely be a very different story. Every character in this novel has their own secrets to hide and by only being able to read the conscious of one character, all of the details of the other characters lives only come into play when the main character is somehow intertwined. If the story were to change from one characters perspective to another, I would presume that the opinions of all characters would change, simply due to more knowledge. No two characters have the same amount of knowledge about the same exact things, or people for that matter. Everyone is filled with different knowledge and by offering even more facts to the story through an alternate point of view, the book would become even more lifelike. I would most certainly like this so I can find out the various motives of different characters instead of having one biased opinion throughout that forces the reader to side with them.
1) This story is told in first point of view
2) If the story was told in a different point of view the story would be different because in this
story he has Cerebral Palsy and everyone thinks he’s an actual retard. But he does know
things, he just can’t tell them what he knows because he can’t control any muscle in his body.
If the story was told in a different view, it would be based on what someone else thinks of him.
3) This would make my book less interesting. I’m not that far into it but I babysit a kid who has
Cerebral Palsy so its interesting to know that they might actually know something but they
just can’t say what they’re thinking. Just because someone has this disorder doesn’t mean
they aren’t smart and it bothers me to hear people say that and see that people think that way.
My book is told in a first person, documentary type narration. This brings a personal aspect of the messages trying to be taught. If another person narrated the story, i don't think it would carry the same weight just because of the respect many have for Jay Bilas. I do think it would be interesting though, to hear the other side of the story of the people he mentions. I wouldn't want them to narrate it but it would be nice to have their input too. Since there is no real plot, I don't think the audiences opinion would drastically change, but i am also planning on switching books because the book doesn't really work for the assignments.
My story is told in first person. The point of view gives insight into what the main character, Colin, is thinking. He's dated 19 girls all with the name Katherine. It shows how hurt he was to get dumped by her and what his prodigerial mind thinks like. I think that it would be told way differently if it were from 3rd omniscient. You would get to read not only Colin's thoughts, but the thoughts of his best friend Hassan who he goes on a road trip with. You could look into the mind of K-19 (Katherine 19). I think if you got to see into Katherine's point of view, I would be able to relate better. I can relate to being dumped, but I can also relate to being the person to dump someone and how you feel. I think it would be interesting to see her point of view. I think the 3rd person omniscient would make the book more interesting, because you could see into the mind of multiple people and see what they're thinking, rather than Colin's perception of them.
my book "the sky people" the story is told from a 3rd person point of view. if it were to change to the point of view of the antagonist i would not know what to think about the story because the antagonist is a pack of Neanderthals that speak in grunts and shouts. i personally think that it would ruin the book. i do not think the view of the main characters would change because people would not be able to understand the antagonists side.
My book The Afterlife is a first person point of view. I know that because the main character is telling his story about what he did after he died. The main character is a ghost but he noticed that his leg was gone and he was making jokes about it. It would be different because the story is told by the main character is dead and the story is what he went thought. It would be different if the killer told the story . Oh yeah I killed some kid and got away with it.I think that it would be different feelings if it was told by the killer. Well the story would be different and shorter. It would be less interesting because no one want to read a story from the killers point of view.
My book The Afterlife is a first person point of view. I know that because the main character is telling his story about what he did after he died. The main character is a ghost but he noticed that his leg was gone and he was making jokes about it. It would be different because the story is told by the main character is dead and the story is what he went thought. It would be different if the killer told the story . Oh yeah I killed some kid and got away with it.I think that it would be different feelings if it was told by the killer. Well the story would be different and shorter. It would be less interesting because no one want to read a story from the killers point of view.
This story is narrated, so it's third person. Being told in third doesn't give it the full effect of the story. It can't be told in first though because he is dead. If it was wrote by his wife or something it would have gave it a better effect. Being told in third person isn't bad though. It gets to talk about all the people in his life. If the story was told from the guy that shot him, it would give the book a whole different view. I think the audience would have a way different feeling towards the book if it was told that way. It would make it more interesting, but I don't think it would be as good as it is now.
My book is an autobiography about the Robertson family so it is 1st person point of view. It's being told by Willie who is one of the main characters on the show Duck Dynasty. The 1st person point o view has an extreme impact on how some of the stories he tells because if someone else would tell the same story it wouldn't be as good. With he main character telling the story it makes it funnier and more enjoyable to read from the person that was actually there. It would be reall different if someone outside of the Robertson family would tell the story because they wouldn't know all the little details that makes the story worth telling, and they wouldn't know all the good background information and their day to day lives like someone in the family would. I think their is only one feeling that comes from this book. That is the feeling of laughing so hard that your side hurts. If your reading it and at least not getting smile cramps then you don't need to be reading. Honestly i don't know what would've made this book more interesting because I follow the t.v show like stink on crap and every time I think it can't get better it does. The author/s, Willie & others of the family, do a great job of keeping the readers reading.
The book I am reading is told in first person, by the main character, Robie. She is a teenage girl, who flies back and forth from her parents to her Aunt, depending on her attitude. Her Aunt always makes her feel better, so when she is upset, and her parents can't seem to help her they send her to her Aunt. Her trip to her Aunt's was going to be cut short, when something comes up and Her aunt has to leave home, but Robie convinces her to let her stay there alone. Robie is almost abducted by a strange man, and the fear of being alone caused her to find a flight home. She couldn't get a hold of her Aunt or her parents, so she scheduled the flight herself. The engine stops, and the plane goes down, and she is stuck on a raft in the middle of the ocean with the flight attendant, max, who a complete stranger to her. The only "bad guy" in the story right now is bad luck, but if it was written in in third person, or by max, I don't think it would give the same feelings. I think if it was written in third person, there wouldn't be as much detail, and it wouldn't leave as much of an impact in the feeling and events of the story. If it was from the point of view of Max, it would be a lot more negative, because Max would have probably been stuck in the raft with the pilot instead of Robie, because he was very close with the pilot. The book wouldn't be near as interesting, because the story being told by someone my age is easier to understand and connect to. Robie's personal thoughts and actions, are easier for me to connect to than it would be if it were Max's.
Recently, I have changed books. One of our students in class (Kristen Weber) has a father who wrote a book about high school football in the state of Iowa. I decided to switch books because I wanted a change in the basic genre I read.
Anyways, my new story is told firsthand from Todd Weber himself-- this is very interesting because he has done it all. From playing, to coaching, and even officiating, he loves the sport of football and has a vast and in depth understanding of the game itself.
My book is very hard to determine if it would be different if the point of view of one of the characters, because there are no characters. Todd simply tells his experiences of the game. In one chapter he tells about how he was once a football official and how it opened his eyes to the difficulties officials face every time they step on and off the playing field. Being an official, this really hits home because it seems like someone understands for once!
Anyways, this was a good switch and I can't wait to keep reading on.
Boot Camp-Todd Strasser. The point of view of my story is third person narrative so far they talk about what the main character story. If they changer the point of view to the main character, it would be huge because you would be able to get to know the person a whole lot more because there would be more details/thoughts. There is no antagonists in the book but you could say his parents are antagonists because they are always on him to do his best. If the story was told from one of there parents you would be able to identify the main reason why they they are mad and more details about the kid. You would be able to know the details why they are being so hard on him and it would change the book a lot, because you are seeing the other side of the fences. Yes you would have different feelings for different characters for example if we new why the parents were so hard on him we would probably side with them. I think it would make the book worse because the book is based off what the boy thinks and I don't think you would be able to understand it the way the Arthor is.
My book point of view is in first person. Noah Garrett is telling what happens and its good and all, but I want to read the story from Noah's uncle. Noah's uncle is a great ski and he's somewhat mad. He has great story and he's really funny.
I am reading The Notebook and right now in the story is is told in first person. It was like there is a narrator and then Noah starts to talk. I think not many people would read this book if Noah wasn't telling the story. I think that girls really like this book because it was a true story and that they believe it could happen to them. I like the book no matter what. I have seen the movie and the book so far is different in little and big ways.
I am reading The Notebook and right now in the story is is told in first person. It was like there is a narrator and then Noah starts to talk. I think not many people would read this book if Noah wasn't telling the story. I think that girls really like this book because it was a true story and that they believe it could happen to them. I like the book no matter what. I have seen the movie and the book so far is different in little and big ways.
My book, the Earlham Iowa Bicentennial, is told in third person. The third person viewpoint allows the narrator to add in things that were unknown about the town. I think the book would be more interesting if it was told from a first person viewpoint. A first person view point would allow descriptions about what was seen if you would walk down main street Earlham in 1970.
My book, the Son of Neptune, is a first person view book told by the main character named Percy. The first person view point shows how the character is thinking and feeling in the tracks. I feel the book is still great doing with the first person view. Having the book in the third person view may be helpful with the surroundings, but I like reading the main characters thoughts of the people and surroundings.
I am reading the book The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez. It is written from the point of view of Gaby. This is a memoir which is why it is written like that.I think that this story would be different if it were written from the mom’s perspective or even the flaky dad’s point of view. The author does a good job of capturing all of the small details, when she talks about all of her siblings becoming pregnant and starting families and depending on her for babysitting and watching the kids I relate to that. Making it easier for me to understand this story and what she is going through. I also feel as if she makes it easy to connect too. When she describes how her niece unexpectantly died, I feel as if I know what that was like. That is because she is so good at describing what is going on at that time.I think that the audience would relate more with the mother if it was told from her perspective, but no I do not think that their attitude would change. As of right now, the attitude is sad and morose, feeling for this girl and the life that she has had to lead. If it were told from the father’s perspective, I think that the attitude would be angry and upset about how he treats his family; how he beats the boys and leaves the girls on the streets, leaving them to find their own way home.I think that if it were told from the father’s point of view it would not be a very good book. He would probably call his daughter/wife nasty names and I would not want to continue with the book.If it was told from the mothers view, it would help people connect to the book on a more personal level, struggling with life, and so on. It would help the to realize that there are people in life the same as them and they would enjoy reading the book.
My book is about a 14 year old girl and her mother, they are running away from his father and move town to town every year or when there is a even a possibility that he may of found them. If the story was told from the moms point of view it would probably be a lot more detailed and a lot more hardship just because she has to find a job and figure out to support her son who has to jump school to school. There would probably be a lot more hatred towards the sons father. I think it wouldn't be less or more interesting because the story would be completely different if it was to be from the mom, Maria's, point of view.
My book is about a kid that wants to build rockets but his dad wants him to pursue the coal mining operation that he is doing . The book I am reading is called October Sky.
My book is about a kid that wants to build rockets but his dad wants him to pursue the coal mining operation that he is doing . The book I am reading is called October Sky.
My book is about a kid that wants to build rockets but his dad wants him to pursue the coal mining operation that he is doing . The book I am reading is called October Sky.
1st person and a kid has gone missing and they cant figure out where he went and then they got drunk
Joseph Canelos
-My story is told in 3rd person point of view!
-It just makes it a little more telling descriptive detail about the character coming from our shoes rather than from his. It is also easier to write 3rd person to! The story is very gloomy with a bad guy who is working his way up to the climax then changes directions with the story.
-Would make it boring because every other story does that, Cole and I are going diverse with our story.
I am reading Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. The book is written in first person and is going through the main characters life. There are only a couple characters to this point but they are kind of opposites. If the Story followed Morrie the back ground info would be completely different because the story would be changed. I think it would make the book less interesting because Morrie seems a little boring.
The charlie company is told in first person by multiple people threw out the book. It shows the feeling because it is coming right from the person the event happend. It shows the emotion and stress they go threw. And if it was told from someone else's point of view just wouldn't get the point across. I dont think the emotion would change it just wouldn't be as exciting or detailed as it would be from the real person it happend to. It would make the book a little less interesting.
My story is told in first person. It is from first person because it is a guy that interviews and tours and bunch of different high schools around the state of Iowa to learn about high school football. It would be much different because there would not be a 'story'. It would make it much less interesting because it is the only way that this book can be written because it is somebody's actual thoughts and feelings about his investigation into football culture.
My book Code Orange is told in 3rd person by a narrator who in this case is also the main character in the story. Okay so in my story Mitty is kidnapped by terrorists who want the virus to infect the United States. So I guess it could be told from the terrorist’s point of view on how they learn that that the smallpox disease is back. They could talk about how the saw a kid posting symptoms from small pox and pretend to help him just to try and locate this kid and use him against the country. The audience would maybe feel bad for Mitty because he is just a kid and also they would feel bad for the United States because these men were plotting to attack the US with smallpox. I think it would make it less interesting because there is less background given about the terrorists then there is Mitty. I like the point of view the author used and how he used it.
My book is told from a couple points of view. throughout the chapters it switches characters so its kinda interesting of what happens to one character through another persons eyes. This effect is kinda of interesting just to see different points of view from most of the main characters in the story so that makes it interesting to see the things from that others point of vies int he story and their thoughts.
with this way you can kind of predict what that person might do later int he story to save or help this person. I think the story is more interesting this way as i described earlier of how you can see the emotions and thoughts of most of the characters and what they are doing as they spit up or from their side of the story.
The book I'm reading is the the killing floor. It was written by Lee Child, it is in a series of books that all are about one character named Jack Reacher. the story is told in first person. I like this book it is interesting and exciting. The point of view is interesting because you know what he is thinking
The book Chains is written in the first person point of view of the older sister Isabel. It gives a good effect because you can tell how she really feels inside and see what she sees. You can get into the characters mind. If it was in her little sister's eyes, the reader wouldn't be able to understand half of the plot due to the fact that she is very young. If it was in the eyes of the bad guys it would be a forever changing point of view because Isabel and her little sister have different slave owners throughout the book. It might make things more interesting, but it would get confusing and I would not enjoy reading the book near as much as I do now. I think Laurie Halse Anderson did a good job on choosing perspective.
This book cracker is told in 3 person. I Think that it helps the because you can see the dog and owner life and feeling.i think the book is intreaging
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