《英语短篇小说选读》讲义(第三周).pptVIP

Chapter 2 Point of View Definition of point of view Functions of point of view Categories of point of view Ways to analyze the point of view Definition: A point of view is a standpoint from which the narrator sees the story and how he intends the reader to see the story. Narrator: A narrator is the one who tells the story, often called the storyteller. (The narrator is not necessary the novelist.) Functions of point of view The person who tells a story, the narrator, inevitably influences our understanding of the characters’ actions by filtering what is told through his/her own perspective. B