Style
Style is the way the author chooses to convey their ideas. Every writer develops their own unique style and way of writing. A writers choice of words, diction and sentence structure are what capture a readers attention, and often they influence the mood of the piece. The most important choice an author makes when writing a story is choosing a point of view to tell it from.
First Person
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With first person narration, the story is told from the point of view of a major, minor or silent character. The key identifier for this point of view is the use of the word "I". This type of narration allows the reader to view the world through a character's eyes and understand their thoughts and feelings about the situations and people around them.
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Third Person
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Third person narration is told from the point of view of an observer and is not part of the action. Third person limited is similar to first person in that the author tends to confine themselves to the view of one character. The difference is that we follow that the character from a distance, as it is not told directly by the character and just watch the events unfold. With this type of narration, the narrator knows everything about the events and can enter the mind of every character. This can be useful because the author can show as many point of view as they like. |
"The Shining Houses" is written in a third person limited point of view. We know this because an unknown narrator is describing the events but it is limited because we only follow the character of Mary. This point of view is very effective because the reader can see Mary's thoughts as well as form their own opinion about her morals.