POVs Flashcards
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First person/ minor character POV
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Most limited
All subjectivity of POV of protagonist, plus subjectivity because he is in sidelines
Rose for Emily
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First person/ major character POV
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Protagonist
May be personable
Subjective viewpoint/unreliable
Remove oneself from this perspective to grasp themes
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Third person POV
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Not a character
More reliable and objective
Don’t know what characters think and feel
Almost like a play
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Third person limited omniscient narrator
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Follow thoughts and feelings of one character
Does not know emotions of others
Ex. Say Yes know husband’s emotions but not wife’s
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Third person omniscient POV
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Privy to all characters’ thoughts and feelings
