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Stories that are told by an "all seeing" narrator are told in the "third person." Stories that are told by the main character, based on what s/he sees, are told in the "first person." Suppose a s...
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System
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2019-12-08T03:56:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Tom Au
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2019-12-08T03:56:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
Stories that are told by an "all seeing" narrator are told in the "third person." Stories that are told by the main character, based on what s/he sees, are told in the "first person." Suppose a story is told by a secondary character who is a friend of the main character. Examples are "The Great Gatsby," told by Nick Carraway, a friend of Jay Gatsby, or "My Friend Flicka," told by the owner of the horse. What is this persona/perspective called?
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System
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2014-12-24T16:43:45Z (almost 10 years ago)
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