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Literature Circles – Prejudice
English 9
Point of View
Use the definitions of different points of view on the back of this sheet to help you answer the
following questions.
1.
What is the point of view of the novel you are reading? Explain how you decided what
point of view it is.
2.
How does this point of view influence your understanding of the story? Think about
things like what special information the narrator has; how well the narrator understands
what is happening in the story; how the author builds suspense; how the author develops
characters.
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Choose two events from the novel and tell them from a different point of view. Choose a
character who, for example, sees things very differently from the narrator, or who might
have some special information the narrator doesn’t have. Try to imagine what your new
narrator knows, feels, sees, hears, etc. and stay true to the character’s personality.
a. First event, one-sentence description
i. Retelling from
‘s point of view
b. Second event, one-sentence description
i. Retelling from
‘s point of view
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Narrator and Point of View
The narrator is the character or voice that relates the events of the story to the reader. Point of
view refers to the vantage point from which a story is told. Point of view determines the overall
tone of a story, how much the reader learns about characters, and the reader’s opinion of the
characters. Three points of view that writers use most are described in the chart below. Use this
chart to help you identify point of view when you read a work of literature.
Point of View
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
The narrator is a character in
the story.
The narrator does not
participate in the action of the
story.
The narrator does not
participate in the action of the
story.
The narrator knows the
thoughts and feelings of one
character and speaks directly
to the reader, who knows only
information of which this
character is aware.
The narrator knows the
thoughts and feelings of one
character; the reader knows
only information of which this
character is aware.
The narrator knows the
thoughts and feelings of all the
characters; the reader gets
insight into several characters
and learns any information of
which they are aware.
The narrator uses the first
person pronouns I, me, and
my.
The narrator uses third-person
pronouns like he, she, and
they.
The narrator uses third-person
pronouns like he, she, and
they.