Point of View "South of the Slot"

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The narrators’ point of view in Jack London’s “South of the Slot” is merged with that of the central character, so that everything is seen through the central character Freddie Drummond. The first person point of view that London chose for this piece allows the reader to feel very close to Freddie Drummond and establishes trust and reliability between the narrator and the reader. The reader comes to understand the worries that the character feels living his dual life. Some may cheer when in the end as the author writes “In this worrisome situation Freddie Drummond became Totts the bellicose union working stiff, and leaped into the fray, fighting the cops protecting the scabs, and had his scalp laid open for his efforts as Catherine fell faint at the riot and sight of blood” (“South of the Slot”). “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane is a story told from the point of view of an anonymous correspondent. Crane uses the third person point of view to develop each of the characters and put forth their respective viewpoints on the situation. The story is based upon Crane’s experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Florida. The characters of the story and the events they experienced is a universal tale of perseverance and the struggle to survive. Crane highlights the bond that so often develops among those facing great struggles “IT would be difficult to describe the subtle brotherhood of men that was here established on the seas. No one said that it was so. No one mentioned it. But it dwelt in the boat, and each man felt it warm him. They were a captain, an oiler, a cook, and a correspondent, and they were friends, friends in a more curiously iron-bound degree than may be common.” (“The Open Boat”). Works Cited London, Jack. "SOUTH OF THE SLOT." South of the Slot by Jack London (The World Of Jack London). The Saturday Evening Post, 1 May 1909. Web. 3 Oct.

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