A Girl s Story 1 
A Girl’s Story
By David Arnason
Basic Content Questions
Why does the narrator want to give the heroine blonde hair instead of black hair?
2) What does the narrator make the heroine take off?
Consider the effect both for suspense and to foreshadow.
3) Why are biblical names a problem for the narrator?
4) Who is Linda? Who is Greg?
5) To whom does the narrator “speak”?
6) Why does the narrator say that, “Dialogue is about the hardest stuff to write”?
7) Linda sits on the riverbank, but Michael must be at the river to fish. Why can’t Michael also sit on the riverbank?
8) Why does Michael take out his creel to share?
9) What did Michael reel in while fishing?
10)Why does the narrator end his story with a kiss?
1)
Answers to basic content questions Blonde hair is sexy and virtuous, black hair is just sexy, it could be equated with trouble
2) The heroine takes off her engagement ring. It creates suspense because the reader does not know whether she will jump in or what will happen once she sees the new man. It is foreshadowing because it allows her to meet a new man and fall in love.
3) Biblical names have too many expectations and connotations.
4) Linda is the main character of the love story. Gregg is her fiancé.
5) The narrator speaks to the reader.
6) The narrator believes the it is difficult to punctuate narration and the realism sound is hard
7) Michael needs to have a reason to be at the river.
8) He is sharing lunch
9) Michael reeled in an engagement ring.
10)The kiss is an endless romantic moment.
1)
Identifying Point of View
First person point of view:
Does the narrator refer to him/herself using first person pronouns?
Second person point of view:
Does the narrator address the reader as you?
Third person point of view objective:
Does the narrator refer to all the characters as “he”, “she”,
“they”? The narrator can’t read minds and does not know what the characters are thinking
Third person limited:
Does the narrator refer to all the characters as “he”,
By David Arnason
Basic Content Questions
Why does the narrator want to give the heroine blonde hair instead of black hair?
2) What does the narrator make the heroine take off?
Consider the effect both for suspense and to foreshadow.
3) Why are biblical names a problem for the narrator?
4) Who is Linda? Who is Greg?
5) To whom does the narrator “speak”?
6) Why does the narrator say that, “Dialogue is about the hardest stuff to write”?
7) Linda sits on the riverbank, but Michael must be at the river to fish. Why can’t Michael also sit on the riverbank?
8) Why does Michael take out his creel to share?
9) What did Michael reel in while fishing?
10)Why does the narrator end his story with a kiss?
1)
Answers to basic content questions Blonde hair is sexy and virtuous, black hair is just sexy, it could be equated with trouble
2) The heroine takes off her engagement ring. It creates suspense because the reader does not know whether she will jump in or what will happen once she sees the new man. It is foreshadowing because it allows her to meet a new man and fall in love.
3) Biblical names have too many expectations and connotations.
4) Linda is the main character of the love story. Gregg is her fiancé.
5) The narrator speaks to the reader.
6) The narrator believes the it is difficult to punctuate narration and the realism sound is hard
7) Michael needs to have a reason to be at the river.
8) He is sharing lunch
9) Michael reeled in an engagement ring.
10)The kiss is an endless romantic moment.
1)
Identifying Point of View
First person point of view:
Does the narrator refer to him/herself using first person pronouns?
Second person point of view:
Does the narrator address the reader as you?
Third person point of view objective:
Does the narrator refer to all the characters as “he”, “she”,
“they”? The narrator can’t read minds and does not know what the characters are thinking
Third person limited:
Does the narrator refer to all the characters as “he”,