The Rook and The Head of Security

By Regina C.

Third person narrations are the most common point of view used in fiction writing. These narrations allow us to see the thoughts and actions not only of just the main character but as all the other characters within the novel as well. To do this the author uses pronouns such as "he" and "she" to describe events and actions instead of "I" and "we" like used in first person narratives.

From a Serial Killer's Point of View

 By Felicia R.

                                                                                

This book was pretty interesting I must say. I Hunt Killers, written by Barry Lyga is a teen thriller about a 17 year old Jasper "Jazz" Dent, who investigates crime scenes on his own. His father was known was the world famous serial killer of Lobo's Nod, before he was caught by Sheriff G. William Tanner and thrown in jail. When you're the son of "Dear Old Dad", bring your kid to work day, was every day of his life. When police find another body, Jazz is certain it's another serial killer. In spite of the sheriff's objections, Jazz and his only friend Howie, run their own investigation under the radar, and uncover a pattern as a bodies start piling up. Jazz knows he can figure out the case if it is in fact another serial killer. Jazz knows the patters of one, considering his father forced him to be his minion and taught him so much about being a serial killer. But how can Jazz investigate and give the police tips on the crime scenes without making himself look like the suspect? The pattern of the story keeps you on the edge of your seat, excited for what's next to come.

Powerful Points of View

By Felicia R.

Just as many other love stories, Safe Haven, written by Nicholas Sparks is use in third person omniscient. If I was asked, I would say that this narrative mode is my most liked, because it mainly focuses on one character's point of view, but there is enough included from other character's points of view to spice things up a bit. It's rarely used nowadays, but in my personal opinion, Nicholas Sparks is a very powerful writer. He makes it so the reader can see anything he wants…which is exactly how it is while reading his novels.

Watching Flames through a Window

by Peter M.

The perspective of a book often tells you a good amount about the narration of that book. When a book is in 1st person, it usually focus on a single character and how they react and develop through events in the story. When it is written in 3rd person, the narration is not tethered to a character and can make objective judgments about what is happening in the story. Often times, through this, a 3rd person narrator can take on a persona of their own. It usually does not take on a full character, but it can give the semblance of a character and often reflects the author, as it is their voice that is narrating the story. This allows an author to tell the story through their eyes opposed to the eyes of a character. However, Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 differently. It is written in 3rd person, but it is almost written as if it is 1st person. The narrator does not take on a persona of its own, and pretty much invisible. Since it is in 3rd person, the reader can objectively view the main character more easily, but it without a narrator being visible, the story does not seem as if it is being told to the reader. It seems more like it is unfolding before the reader's eyes. Bradbury does not make judgments of his own in his narration that are not those of the character's, he presents the story to the us to judge as we see fit.

Croaked Narration (Let's be lazy and file these assignments wrong!)

By Meghan E.

Author Gina Damico has a knack for taking dark and demonic and turning it into something both unbelievably funny and genuinely original. She takes both wit and sarcasm blends them together with an amazing take on third person to bring you a delightful read that cannot only be understood and appreciated by teenagers; but maybe even catch the interest of an older crowd. Gina may write for teens but her work is definitely not shallow, vain or cliché ridden in the attempt to catch the younger crowds attention.

This is not an essay about narrative modes

By Rosie P.


Warm Bodies is a novel written Issac Marion. He uses first person through the entire story. It remains in the point of view of R, a zombie different from the rest. He has his feelings, life, and friends like any other person. It's much different from any other zombie though. He ends up bringing a living human back on a hunt. That's when everything changes. R himself changes as well.

Regardless of being dead R is still easy to connect to. He has a striking personality and a mindset of an outsider. Marion makes the use of first person quite rarely. Most of the book we remain in R's mind where he tells the story of his experience of being dead. 

Personally I think Warm Bodies has done a great job with the modes it used.

The Art of Being a Truth Seeker

By Chris G

The journalism profession is one that comes with the requirement to have incredible people skills, and the ability to gather information all while managing the danger that comes with visiting places, all while doing so in a timely fashion. To be a journalist you have to have connections, or find a way to do so, because without facts or reliable sources, a journalist can't gain publicity.