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Why does it matter who tells the story in a novel?

Objectives

Students will:

  1. Compare and contrast two different characters' perspectives on the events in a story.
  2. Explain how differences in characters' points of view can create suspense.
  3. Describe how and why a reader's understanding of a character might change as the plot of a novel progresses.
  4. Analyze how particular scenes and lines of dialogue reveal new or additional aspects of a character.

Skills Needed

Students must be able to:

  1. Define and identify examples of indirect characterization.
  2. Define suspense, and explain how it functions as a literary element.