ESSENTIAL QUESTION D. "WHO'S TELLING THE STORY, ANYWAY?"

LIZZIE BRIGHT AND THE BUCKMINSTER BOY

WHO'S TELLING THE STORY

3RD PERSON

3RD PERSON

• "He pulled the pail of clams from dory." Pg. 59
• "They looked at him as if he'd stepped in something they didn't want to be around." Pg.2
• Omniscient point of view
• Uses words such as he,she,they, and them
• Knows everything and "controls" the story.

2ND PERSON

• Pronouns- you, your
• Narrator only know thoughts from one person
• Most of the time the protagonist
• Limited omniscient point of view
• Similar to 3rd person, but only knows about one person

1ST PERSON

• Uses words such as: me, I, we
• The narrator would be a character in the story.
• Narrator only hears or sees
• Objective point of view
• Talking about your self

NARRATOR POINT OF VIEW

• The narrator is an outside observer
• They are telling what happend to other people in the story

OUTSIDE OBSERVER

• "He heard her clomping up the steep stairs." Pg. 29
• "They looked at him as if he'd stepped in something they didn't want to be around." Pg. 2

2ND OR 3RD PERSON?

• This is a 3rd person novel
• I know this because the narrator uses words such as them,they,he she
• If it were second person words such as me, I, we would be used

2ND OR 3RD PERSON?

• "She followed the worn thread in the throw rugs." Pg.23
• "And he turned back to his own writing" pg. 120

THOUGHTS

• Uses thoughts from main character
• Main character- Turner buckminster
• Expresses his feelings, thoughts
• Explains what he is doing at the time

THOUGHTS

• "Turner was not surprised the next morning when Malaga island was declared a forbidden place, once again." Pg 90
• "He finished in 24 minutes." Pg . 121

PRONOUNS

• Uses third person pronouns
• He, she, they, them

PRONOUNS

• "He pulled the pail of clams from dory."
• "They looked at him as if he'd stepped in something they didn't want to be around."
• "She saw that the new minister understood."

HOW DOES IT STRENGTHEN THE STORY?

• Plots out the overall stroy
• Not always going to be only about one character

HOW DOES IT STRENGTHEN THE STORY

• Knows thoughts about everyone
• Tells what's going on in the story

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Schmidt, Gary D. Lizzie Bright and the buckminster boy. New York: houghton mufflin, 2004. Print