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Q&A To what extent do I have to explain certain reasons or choices to my audience?

In my story, there is a spot where there is a major shift in perspective as one point of view is supposed to be from someone writing in the first person to another point of view in the third person...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by PGODULTIMATE‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:13:33Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31060
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar PGODULTIMATE‭ · 2019-12-08T07:13:33Z (about 5 years ago)
In my story, there is a spot where there is a major shift in perspective as one point of view is supposed to be from someone writing in the first person to another point of view in the third person. Is it better if I explain why the person writing wrote it like a story even though its a diary or is it okay to assume that the audience would understand why? Should I subtly give an explanation, make it obvious, or not give one at all?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-10-26T02:34:12Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 1