Point of View 文学原理教程课件.pptVIP

Kinds of Point of View 1. Third-Person Point of View (narrator as non-participant) --– Narrator outside the action describes the events. Analyzing Narrator Is he/she reliable or unreliable? If the narrator is crazy, jealous, self-serving, mistaken, confused, etc., then the reader may questions the reliability of the story he/she is telling. Haircut In Haircut Ring Lardner tells a story about an awful man, but through the eyes of Whitey, the town barber. * Point of View Point of View 观点 ---- The angle / perspective from which the story is told. Narrator 叙述者/ Storyteller ---- The character / voice that tells the story. Point of view depends on two factors: --– Physical situation of the narrator as an observer; --– Speaker’s intellectual and emotional position. 观点 ---- 有些东西能为我所见，有些东西则不能。在事件中，没有一个人能说出全貌，却都提供了别人所缺少的部分。作者的任务是找出最适合于他要述说之故事的观点。 ① Third-Person Point of View Omniscient (all-knowing) ---- With this point of view, an “all-knowing” narrator firmly imposes his presence between the reader and the story, and retains complete control over the narrative. ---- The narrator is not a character in the story but can tell you the thoughts and actions of all characters at all times. (Pronouns: he, she, him, her, they, them, etc.) Advantage ---- The flexibility given by the “all-knowing” narrator can direct the reader’s attention and control the sources of information. ②Third-Person Point of View Limited (limited to one character’s thought) ----With this point of view, the narrator limits his ability to penetrate the minds of characters by selecting a single character to act as the center of revelation. ③ Dramatic Point of View (strictly reporting) ---- In this point of view, the narrator disappears completely and the story is allowed to present itself dramatically through action and dialogue. Advantage ---- With the disappearance of the narrator, telling is replaced by showing,