The story of an hour
The story of an hour
Chapter 4 discusses the importance of point of view in literature and, more specifically, in the short story. Choose one short story from the course text about which you have not yet written, and analyze it in terms of point of view.
When writing your post, consider the following questions
- How would you categorize the point of view [e.g., first-person, second-person (i.e., “you”), third-person limited, third-person omniscient]?
- Is the point of view consistent throughout the story (told from the same point of view), or does it shift at any points in the narrative? (If so, make note of when and how those changes occur.)
- How does point of view shape your reading of the work? In what ways does it contribute to or detract from your reading of the work?
- How does point of view relate to the story’s themes or content?
Initial posts must be 200 to 300 words in length and posted by Day 3.
The short story for the assignment is attached
Answer preview
In the story of an hour, Kate uses a discerning, non-participating omniscient narrator in communicating a series of very shocking events that happen all within an hour’s time. This story is basically told from a third person perspective because the narrator is does not even at one stance interact with the story characters and is passing on the situation like it was being watched from a bird’s eye of view. Even though the narration is firmly an observation, it is basically omniscient because the narrator does not at all interact with the major characters but is completely involved and distinguishes the hidden motives, thoughts and feelings that the reader basically is not aware of. The story is limited on a detached, third person point of view throughout the one hour……………
WORD COUNT:330WORDS
FORMAT:APA