November 16-22: Process Post
I realized while doing the readings this week that point of view in a story is actually a lot more inportant than I ever relized that it was. Choosing first, second or third point of view can change the whole concept or purpose of you story. For example when looking at the two different childhood memories in different points of view, they were so different. They almost seemed like they could be two completely different stories. While I was reading, I also realized that point of view can change who your audience or who the story is being told to. For example, the story may not even be being told to you. The story could be being told to other characters in the story and we might just be evesdropping on what is happening. When reading a story like this, it is much more complex and more difficult for the reader to know if they are getting all of the information or if there are secrets that haven’t been told to them yet. Another way that a story can be told is through an interior monologue. These points of view are very intimate because the reader knows all of the thoughts that the narator and character has throughout the entire story. Interior monologues tend to be written in a diary format. You know everything that is going on with that character. Their thoughts, feelings, everything. When reading these types of point of views, it can almost seem like you actually are that person going throughout the story because you become so close.
