Point of View

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Today's Notes on Point of View & "After Twenty Years"
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Point of View
pg.222-224

What is point of view?- point of view is the vantage point "Who is the narrator?" "can I really on the narrator?" "what is the narrator's relationship to the story?"

What is the omniscient point of view?- Omniscient point of view is the all-knowing point of view.(in Latin, omniscient "all" and sciens means "knowing") the omniscient narrator is very reliable. The disadvantage of omniscient is less intimate, isn't personal.

What is first person point of view?- (I is the first person pronoun)In this point of view, we only know what this one character can tell us. Sometimes this isn't very reliable.

What is third person limited point of view?- In this point of view, a narrator zooms in on one thoughts and feelings of just one character in the story. But this point of view never uses the word "I".

Habitual- Done or fixed by habit.
Intricate- Complicated; full of detail.
Dismally- Miserably; gloomily
Egotism- Conceit; talking about oneself too much.
Simultaneously- At the same time.


Questions about After Twenty Years pg.225-228

What point of view is this story using?
-Omniscient

What is your impression of the police officer?
-He is very conscientious

Prediction#1- The scar and the large diamond suggests that he was in a mob or a gang, and that he could be wealthy.

Prediction#2- The boasts suggests about the man's past is that he could of had to do a lot of conning, and fast wits, especially if he was a gambler. He might have some shady business in his past.

Prediction#3- The change in his height could suggest that he could be an impostor.

Prediction#4- Maybe something happened to Jimmy. It could be the cop or he is in jail.

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