![]() ![]() Characters and storiesĪre just like real people. But even among different people, we can imagine very different stories. This is kind of an extreme example because one of theseĬharacters is a human being and the other one is a mouse. She can open doors, design a spaceship, plan its flight trajectory. Harper has, you know,Īn astrophysics doctorate and opposable thumbs. Little holes in the wall or hide in the jacket pocket What are the abilities and limitations of a point-of-view character? Persephone the mouse is small. As readers, it's useful toĪsk how a writer is developing a character's point of But when we're reading from Persephone the mouse's perspective, she doesn't care about the spaceship, she doesn't know what it is. Harper's perspective, we get her thoughts and we see Lab to the spaceship hangar, and then, she feeds her "She chirped impatiently, "and Tatiana gave her a sunflower seed." You see, the same things "But it hadn't moved "the last time PersephoneĪnd Tatiana were in there, "and it wasn't moving now. Kind of like a bird, "which was weird and a little frightening. "Persophone didn't know what it was, "and frankly, it looked "In the middle of the big, bright room "was a big bluish black shape. She'd had anything to eat, "and she was cranky. Tatiana's jacket pocket, "as they passed from a small cold room "into a much larger, "She dug around in her pocket "and fed Persephone a sunflower seed." Now, let's take that againįrom the mouse's perspective. Lived only in her mind, "but now it was a real physical object. Her in a pool of light, "a deep bluish-black craft, "once an idea that had The test she'd conduct today "would help her solve So many bugs to work out, "but she was certain that "Launch day was only eight months away, "and Project Juno still had Harper strode confidently "into the spaceship hangar, "clipboard in hand, pet mouse in pocket. So, first, we're gonna hearįrom the rocket scientist. We get to see through theirĮyes, experience their thoughts. Third person perspective, where there's a narrator, but their point of view isĪttached to a character. I'm gonna give you two little snippets in what's called close With a mouse in her pocket, and they're going to inspect a So, when an author chooses to center a story on one character, how does that change the story they tell? Would the story be different if it were centered onĪ different character? How does that point of view impact the way the story gets told? Imagine a rocket scientist So, who is the point-of-viewĬharacter or characters? What does that mean for the story? Ultimately, a point of view Whole bunch of decisions made by a writer. Told from, what's next? What else is there to talk about? Well, I think it's useful to remember that stories and poems don't just happen. Once we've sussed out whose perspective a story or a poem is being Second or third person? But I would like to go deeper. In more basic terms before, is a story in first, Point of view in literature and how it can shape what we, as readers, take away from a story. Those useless green leaves had replaced my meal!ĮDIT: Thank you so much for all your kind words, everyone! I really appreciate it! No comforting words can cure what I feel, Gluten-free crackers and sugar-less datesĪll my food was gone and with that diet to blame! "I am going to eat my veggies, my greens,īut shopping day came and horror was shown,īananas, tomatoes, and apples, and grapes It is called "The diet" If you want a peek, here it is:Ī declaration was made that shook me deep.Ī promise that she (my mother) had meant to keep. ![]() So, I published my first book on Amazon a few months ago.
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