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    there are two kinds of points of view: the first-person point of view‚ and the third-person point of view. In the first-person point of view a fictitious observer tells us what he or she saw‚ heard‚ concluded‚ and thought and is usually characterized by the use of the pronoun “I”. The speaker or narrator may sometimes seem to be the author speaking directly using an authorial voice. For example‚ Nick Carraway in “The Great Gatsby” tells the story in a first-person point of view‚ sharing with the reader

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    well-written novels‚ The Great Gatsby. On the surface Nick Carraway the narrator is retelling during the Roaring Twenties a turning point in his life regarding

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    Gorski Oct. 15‚ 2010 Period 5 AP Eng. The Great Gatsby Money can symbolize certain statuses in the world. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays these views of money among the characters in the novel. Wealth and money becomes an issue as the novel progress‚ once you begin to analyze each character. In the novel “The Great Gatsby”‚ “old money” and “new money” describes the gap between the rich and the poor‚ for an example Gatsby and the Wilsons‚ West Egg and the Valley of

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    Q1. Both nick and Gatsby have powerful imaginations that distort their views of reality. Discuss how this trait helps to develop their relationship and characterisation. Both Nick and Gatsby personify their views of reality throughout the novel‚ whereas Gatsby is deluding himself into seeing the world he has made up in his head Nick is the one observing this and telling the reader his perspective. An example of this is shown through how know one truly knows who Gatsby is‚ thinking he ‘killed a man’

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    the high waves that are menacing their existence (paragraph 9). At about paragraph 49‚ however‚ the speaker shifts his concentration primarily to the correspondent‚ while he describes the other men more dramatically. Might we assume that at this point‚ Crane is merging the speaker of the story with his own voice‚ as nearly as we can determine it? Throughout‚ the speaker introduces some of his own ideas‚ and also‚ at times‚ speaks ironically. This accounts for some of the more humorous expressions

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    Is Gatsby great or not? Section 1: Gatsby is generous to the people at his parties. He throws banquets and spends a lot of money on food‚ preparations and entertainment. Gatsby is a generous host. “most people were brought” “Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York--every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves.” “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet

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    medway. River missed with seawater‚Wet lots of trees‚Graveyard‚ all are dark and strong words. 2. What does Dickens’ description of the first convict tell us about him? That he is scared and is a convict. 3. What is surprising about the narrative point-of- view Dickens has adopted? He says it not like how it happend but how it was in is mind. 4. How does Dickens contrast the convict and Pip? Pip is little‚ shy and doesn’t think clearly. The convict is hesitant and worried. 5. But in what ways are

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    Point Of View December 4‚ 2011 E block The three points of view are first person‚ third person limited‚ and third person omniscient. First person is when the narrator is a character in the story. Third limited is telling from one characters perspective‚ and omniscient is an all seeing‚ all knowing narrator. Situational irony is defined as a contradiction between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. Narrator point of view creates situational irony

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    The Importance of Point of View “Robert and the Dog” Point of view in a story is something I find extremely interesting‚ simply because of the obvious fact that every single one of us have our own way of seeing things. Every one of us has a different point of view. For instance‚ when it is raining outside‚ my first thought would probably express some sort of happiness. The majority of people in Norway‚ would‚ on the other hand‚ probably complain. It’s all about perception. Analyzing literature

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    Each individual short story has its’ own point of view and voice. Within short stories there are different types of narrative and also different types of irony being used. Each individual author has their own way of telling a story; also they have a certain way to portray their story to an audience. For two specific short stories Everything That Rises Must Converge and Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter we can analyze to see what point of view and voice is being used. Everything That Rises Must Converge

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