Perspective Narration Exposition Unreliable Narrators But But how
Perspective, Narration, Exposition, Unreliable Narrators But. . . But how can they be unreliable?
Perspective 1 st person Through the main characters eyes only, can access the thoughts of the protagonist. 2 nd person Through “You're” eyes. Uses only the “you” pronoun, and usually pertains to a “Pick your own adventure” book.
Perspective, (cont. ) 3 rd person, Limited Through the main character's eyes, but using “he, him, she, her, zher, ” pronouns instead of “I” and “Me”. Gains some distance from the main character 3 rd person Omniscient Can see into everyone's thoughts, or limited to reading no one's thoughts, this view is tied to no one in particular, and usually is used to show the perspective of the villain and hero concurrently.
Narration is where a person, usually a voice actor, tells the audience what is going on in a play, what is developing within the character without using a monologue, or what is happening concurrently with the plot.
Exposition usually sets up the whole story, but can be used to set up a particular part of the story that is riveting and needs more description.
Unreliable Narrators? Sometimes in stories, narrators can be unreliable. Some of the reasons for this might be: The narrator has an unstable mindset. The narrator has lied to the audience. The narrator is the antagonist.
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