Which point of view focuses on the thoughts and actions of a single character at a time?
Which point of view uses the pronouns "he," "she," and "they"?
Read the excerpt below from the novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck and answer the question that follows. The Salinas Valley is in Northern California. It is a long narrow swale between two ranges of mountains, and the Salinas River winds and twists up the center until it falls at last into Monterey Bay. I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers. I remember where a toad may live and what time the birds awaken in the summer—and what trees and seasons smelled like—how people looked and walked and smelled even. The memory of odors is very rich. Source: Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: Penguin Group, 1952. Google Books. Web. 16 May 2011. What is the narrator's point of view?
Which statement about the author's persona is true?
In which point of view does the narrator have access to, and describe, the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters in the story?
How does voice impact tone?
How does the choice of a narrator, persona, or speaker affect the tone of a text?
Which point of view acts like a camera and reveals only what can be physically observed through seeing or hearing?
Read the excerpt below from East of Eden by John Steinbeck and answer the question that follows. I must depend on hearsay, on old photographs, on stories told, and on memories which are hazy and mixed with fable in trying to tell you about the Hamiltons. . . . Young Samuel Hamilton came from the north of Ireland and so did his wife. He was the son of small farmers, neither rich nor poor, who had lived on one landhold and in one stone house for many hundreds of years. Source: Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: Penguin Group, 1952. Google Books. Web. 16 May 2011. Based on the excerpt, what is the point of view of the narrator?
How does voice affect characterization?
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