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Point of View
Part 2
 
There are two points of view which you will use as an author: the first person and the third person.

The first person refers to a character telling his or her own story. The third person refers to an outsider telling about characters in the story.

When the story is told in the first person, the narrator always uses "I" and its relatives -- me, my, mine.

"I passed the stranger and noticed the unfamiliar
cut of his clothes."

When the story is told in the third person, the narrator refers to the characters as "he," "she," or "they" and their relatives -- him, his, her, hers, their, them.

"She passed the stranger and noticed the unfamiliar
cut of his clothes."

In the following passage, the author writes in the third person. First, read the whole passage. Then go to the first paragraph and revise each line so it is written from the first person point of view. (Move the cursor, then delete, and insert first person pronouns.)

Think of yourself as one of the two characters in the story, and describe the events as if they were happening to you.


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"She leaned back and let the damp salty breeze blow across her face. The cool sound of the sea surged toward her. As the waves washed over her bare feet, she giggled and skipped backwards. Then she spread her arms like a sea gull and pretended to soar above the splashing waves.

She was absorbed in her game, so didn't know how long she had been watched. But awareness of another's presence struck her. There, less than a hundred yards away, stood a girl about her own age dressed in a wild yellow raincoat, a summer green hat, and a purple scarf. The stranger smiled as though she'd been watching her dancing, gliding progress along the shore.

When Laela saw the strange girl, her dance faltered. "Who are you?" she asked.

"My name is Kari."

What a birdlike voice she has, Laela thought. Or, maybe it was her combination of colors -- bright yellow, green, and purple -- the colors of a parrot. Laela felt herself begin to laugh. She tried to stop because Kari was walking toward her. She didn't want the raincoat-clad girl to know she was being laughed at. But she couldn't help it. Her laughter leapt out just as her dancing had. But to her surprise, Kari's eyes met hers, and they too were laughing. The lilt of Laela's uncontrolled laughter changed. Warmed. And she felt warm, warm like Kari's wild yellow raincoat."


Name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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Now reread your passage. Then reread the original version as the author wrote it. (The original version is shown again below.)

After reviewing both versions, come back to this space and type in your thoughts about the two points of view.

Why do you think the author chose to write in the third person?

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You changed the point of view to write in the first person. The first person narrator's name was Laela. Why couldn't you write this piece in first person from Kari's point of view?

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What was lost or what was gained by your first person version of the passage?

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If you were the author, which point of view would you use? Why?

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Original Third Person Text

Laela leaned back and let the damp salty breeze blow across her face. The cool sound of the sea surged toward her. As the waves washed over her bare feet, she giggled and skipped backwards. Then she spread her arms like a sea gull and pretended to soar above the splashing waves.

She was absorbed in her game, so didn't know how long she had been watched. But awareness of another's presence struck her. There, less than a hundred yards away, stood a girl about her own age dressed in a wild yellow raincoat, a summer green hat, and a purple scarf. The stranger smiled as though she'd been watching her dancing, gliding progress along the shore.

When Laela saw the strange girl, her dance faltered. "Who are you?" she asked.

"My name is Kari."

What a birdlike voice she has, Laela thought. Or, maybe it was her combination of colors -- bright yellow, green, and purple -- the colors of a parrot. Laela felt herself begin to laugh. She tried to stop because Kari was walking toward her. She didn't want the raincoat-clad girl to know she was being laughed at. But she couldn't help it. Her laughter leapt out just as her dancing had. But to her surprise, Kari's eyes met hers, and they too were laughing. The lilt of Laela's uncontrolled laughter changed. Warmed. And she felt warm, warm like Kari's wild yellow raincoat.

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Write one to three paragraphs describing the following event from the first person point of view. You are Steven in the event. Use your imagination and make up lots of details to add to the story.

Event

Steven was awakened by a loud crash coming from the kitchen. He was alone in the house. He went to investigate.

Your First Person View of the Event

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If you haven't done so already, name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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