In this episode, Lani (@copper_dust) and Jo (@pebblysand)discuss point of view, a topic which was requested by one of our listeners, @turanga4. They explore the different types of point of view that exist in narration, the choices writers make in deciding to tell stories from a particular perspective, and debate the dreaded concept of head-hopping. They also touch on the sensitive subject of second-person narration, and question whether reliable narrators really even exist.
This week, we mention:
- Then we came to the end by Joshua Ferris - a novel told in first-person plural
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, Merry Men by @copper_dust - stories where the point-of-view character is not the focal character
- Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov - example of a story told from the point of view of a very unreliable and unlikable narrator (please, check trigger-warnings/the topic of this book prior to reading it)
- the fault in faulty manufacturing & ce ne sont que des cailloux by @pebblysand - examples of an unreliable narrators, and of works where language and narration is affected by the identity and vocabulary of the narrator
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel & Room by Emma Donoghue - examples of how a different point of view can change a story
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