Furthermore, the author uses multiple examples such as Huckleberry Finn, stories from other countries, and even her own personal experience. The author uses the literary nonfiction genre point of view which is in first-person point of view. Point of view is the perspective from which a piece of writing is narrated. In the essay Nafisi, she used first-person point of view based on the story's tone, the narrator, and the meaning. First person point of view can be described as the narrator participates in the story's action and is the "I" of the story; however, this does not necessarily mean that the narrator is the protagonist.
What is reading rhetorically? When you read rhetorically “you engage in this kind of reading, you look for the rhetorical strategies of the writer -- the patterns, structures, figures, & methods that a writer uses in order to make her/his point. This kind of reading can, in turn, help you to strategize your own approach to creating effective texts for particular audiences and purposes” (Malea Powell 1) Thorough out this semester we have reviewed several rhetorical readings. Although in the beginning, I never quite understood what the author was truly trying to say, but now I do. Understanding this form of reading can be very helpful in my future education.
In addition to the style of writing, the point of view in which the story is told also contributes to the list of differences between the two short stories. ‘A Rose for Emily’ is told in first person omniscient. Meaning, the story is written using first-person words such as ‘our’ or ‘we’ but is also aware of the thoughts and emotions of the people of the town that encompass ‘we’ and ‘our’. In contrast, the thoughts and
However, they have some different ways to access to the main character and they have their own differences and similarities on how those point of views effect readers through the style, character development and content of “It Wasn’t Me”. There are also some advantages and disadvantages of the two point of views. In “It Wasn’t Me”, the author tends to write the story with the third person point of view rather than first person point of view. The author mostly wrote the story from Ronda’s point view. The use of the third person point of view shows us how the writer tries to get into the heads of some characters in the story, like; (third person plural: they), Mum, Dad, and Ronda.
Analyzing Theme in Fiction: Our Town Mark Kuhn Mid-America Christian University April 21, 2014 Analyzing Theme in Fiction: Our Town Our Town explores the relationship between two young Grover's Corners neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood friendship blossoms into romance, and then concludes in marriage. When Emily loses her life in childbirth, the circle of life portrayed in each of the three acts of Our Town--growing up, adulthood, and death--is fully realized (Robertson, n.d.). Old Town is a simple story of a love affair that is continually rediscovered because it asks the unchanging questions that humans have wanted to know for a very long time. The questions we all ask of ourselves, we need to know about the meaning of love, life and death. In Act three of the play, the recently deceased Emily is given the chance to go back to one day in her life, only to discover that she never fully appreciated all she possessed until she lost it.
The reader learns about how Dede, the sister who survived, has to deal with many interviews even after years that her sisters have died. She has the process studied down to the point. She knows just how to arrange the house, and what time to do a tour and ask questions. Even giving them the right amount of emotions to the questions, making the reporter feel like they have really dug up something. The journal-style of Maria's chapters could be reflected to how Alvarez felt as a child growing up in the Dominican Republic during such a time.
25 years later, Nancy visits her mother in Virginia. It is later revealed that the narrator of the story, which is Cather, is a child who has heard stories of Nancy’s escape. This story shows how white women in the old days had to deal with constant rumors from slaves. It shows how they struggled to sustain their marriage with young attractive foreigners working around the estate. It also shows Cather’s reflection on frontier life, as the story is told by her childhood-self retelling stories that have been told to her as she was growing up in the south.
What struck me in the story "A Rose for Emily", is the unique point of view; rather than speaking in a single voice, the narrator uses a collective voice of "we", as though there are multiple observers. The purpose of using "we" is to speak for the town's citizens as the narrator to create a sense of familiarity between the reader and the story. The town carries the story of the progress of Emily's life and also judges her actions whether perceived or actual. The short story has a theme of corruption and evil. The opinions and comments reveal the mentality of the collective narrator, or the values of the town.
Carly Boykin Dr. Walonen English 210 6 September 2014 Close Literary Reading of a Narrative When reading a narrative it is important to understand what the author is trying to say with the work. One way to get a complete idea of what the author is drawing attention to the reader can do a close reading of the work. This means that the reader needs to take an individual look at the plot, characters, narrative situation, and the setting. By looking at these parts of the story individually the reader can get a fuller idea of what the author is saying. The plot is how the story is told.
Eveline’s father plays a big part in the story, since it seems like he, and the promise Eveline made to her mother, are the main factors behind Eveline’s thoughts and decisions. The story starts very slow and sad with the author using words like, “invade”, and “dusty”. Once this sad mood is set in the first paragraph, Eveline then begins to think back to her childhood. Through this reminiscing, we learn that her mother is dead, and her father is abusive (through her choice of the word “hunt” when she mentions how he would get them in from playing). Eveline, however, has a chance to escape her current life by leaving with, and marrying a sailor she has met and been secretly dating.