Question 16 of 15 • ARC English 10 Semester 2 CR/Summer
Answer:
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: The choice of narrator, especially a first-person narrator, affects the plot because a first-person narrator's knowledge is limited to what that person is present to see and hear. We can't know what anyone else is thinking and much action is left out because the narrator may not have seen or heard it. That information must be conveyed through dialogue with other characters. In this excerpt, using a different point of view or choosing a different first-person narrator would change the information we receive. For example, Sam or Patrick would probably not feel like being in their own house was like being "someplace better," and the impression we are given of the parents would also be affected.