Monday, November 15, 2010

Omniscient Point of View

We could tell how the aunt and the bachelor felt about each other’s story from the omniscient point of view. The choice of words from the story can greatly affect the plot by showing the story where the readers can read every character’s mind. It would be quite different if it were told by the bachelor or the aunt from a first person point of view. There would be thoughts and criticisms on the other person instead of an argument between the two if it was told from either the aunt or the bachelor’s perspective. For example, if the story was from a first person point of view, it would probably show how the bachelor felt about the aunt’s story and how he was going to tell the children his own creative story. If the story was told from the children’s point of view, they would tell the readers their thoughts on which story they prefer better, which was obviously the bachelor’s story. There would only be one side of the story if it is told from a first person point of view instead of understanding how each character felt towards the different “stories” presented in the story. Readers could tell easily what each character wants or believes from an omniscient point of view.

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