Point of View Questionnaires

1. What point of view does the story use? Is the story told from a first-person perspective. In which the narrator is one of the characters in the story, and refer to himself or herself as "I"? Or is the story told from a third-person perspective, in which the narrator is not one of the characters in the story or may not participate in the events of the story?

Third point of view

2. What are the advantages of the chosen point of view? Does it furnish any clues as to the purpose of the story?

We can look at the story at many angles unlike first perspective where we can only focus on one's mind, but on third person point of view it's easier to see things in different style since we will be able to take a look on everyone's perspective.

3. Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Does he/she have a limited knowledge or understanding of characters and events in the story? Does the narrator know almost everything about one character or every character, including inner thoughts?

The narrator isn't really realiable, he doesn't really clarify the idea being said in the story (which my be my fault) and he also didn't describe anyone else except Braille and the warden, it seems that Span 1's prisoners really have impact on the story but not that much to be considered main one.

4. Does the author use point of view primarily to reveal or conceal? Does he ever unfairly withhold important information known to the focal character?

No, the point of view author gave conceal the truth and the ending was unexpected. and yes he withhold the important information to himself as the conflict is about to resolves, he told us only that span 1 thought braille is going to die because he

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