FIRST. At first glance, Midaq Alley is written from third person omniscient, as the narrator knows everything that happens between every character. It is easy to determine this point of view because the author uses the pronouns “he”, “she”, “they” and “it”. Furthermore, he describes the life of each character by incorporating their feelings, actions and emotions into the plot. If the narration was done from a different point of view, this would not be possible. However, looking WAAAAAY back to chapter one, it appears as if the novel is started by a first person peripheral point of view, as the narrator asks the reader “Which Cairo do I mean?”. By using the pronoun “I”, the reader understands that the point of view is first person and since the narrator is not a central character, the point of view is also said to be peripheral. To reflect on the author’s choice to change point of views through the story, I am happy with this change because it changed the entire mood of the novel. If the author used the first person point of view during the entire novel, the reader would not gain much info on the multiple characters residing in Midaq Alley. By changing to third person omniscient, the reader understands the observations of the narrator, but instead of receiving a brief overview of the characters, more details are revealed.
This is not a response to whose point of view the story is told from, but something I have noticed while reading. The residents of Midaq Alley seem to take pride in envy, whereas envy in our society seems to carry a negative connotation. "Why should anyone eny us? In spite of our great misfortunes! In spite of our disgraces! In spite of our misery!" (114, Mahfouz) This is when Mrs Kirsha is running around her home searching for her husband in an attempt to keep her son at home. Mrs Kirsha clearly desires outsiders to envy her situation, to be higher than others in the alley. "'With God's permission and bny the grace of Hussain. All those other girls will really envy you.'" (109, Mahfouz). This is when Abbas and Hamida are walking in silence the night before his departure. Another clear example of how the residents of the alley yearn for the envy of others. Just something I noticed while reading. :)
For the most part, Midaq Alley is written in the third person by an omniscient narrator. In my opinion, there are many positive aspects to this form of narration. Knowing the thoughts and feelings of every character helped me out quite a bit with comprehending the events in the novel. For example, if the story had been told from Abbas' point of view, it would have been nearly impossible to know how Hamida truly felt about him - it may have seemed as though she really did care about him. However, because both Abbas' and Hamida's thoughts are expressed, the reader can easily form their own opinions and predictions about the outcome of that particular romance.
On negative aspect that I found with the point of view of Midaq Alley is the switch from first person to third person as Holly has already mentioned. In the beginning of the novel, I was very confused as to who was behind the pronoun "I", and my confusion grew as it suddenly switched to "he", "she", "they", etc. However, I do not feel that this change was much of a downfall for the novel overall, as I very quickly got over it.
I am pretty sure there should be other posts on here, because it is Sunday morning and I know people other than Holly have responded, but hers is the only post i can see, so that is all I will be able to respond to.
I also agree with Holly's opinion that the point of view appears to be different throughout different points in this novel. For the most part it is someone telling the story, which has many positive and negative aspects. I like how you get to know the characters in a unique way, without too much irrelevant information being revealed. I also like how the narrator was able to give us insight into the emotions and actions of the various characters. However it was negative in some aspects, there were some points when I would have liked to know more about what the characters were feeling and the motivation behind their actions.
I agree with what both Holly and Brittany said (because those are the only posts I see). However, although the third person point of view made it easy for the reader to gain insight into the emotions expressed by the characters and also their way of life; I found difficulties with differentiating between the characters in the first few chapters of the novel. My difficulties, I believe came from: One) my personal inability to remember written names and two) the fact that in the beginning, each new chapter described the livelihood of a person to which the reader was not yet introduced (this continued until chapter five where the Author returned to describing Hamida). Although I found choosing to introduce the characters one after another was an excellent choice by the author for the reason that it allowed the reader to get to know the characters early. After this the reader could then focus solely on the plot rather than the introduction of new characters. However, as the characters shared similar names (example: Husniya, Hussainy and Hussain, also Umm Hamida and Hamida) it was difficult for the reader to assign the proper descriptions and characteristics to the right characters as they read. Personally, it wasn’t until almost half way trough the novel that I had a clear image of every different character in my head. I believe that if the novel had been written in first person instead of third, although it would be difficult for the author to introduce so many characters, there would be a more personal connect between the reader and the characters. I think the connection would be stronger because the reader would be experiencing things from the actual perspective of a particular character and not just an outside, third-person party.
As Holly had said in her response, the point of view in Midaq Alley shifts from first-person omniscient early on in the novel to third-person omniscient later on in the novel, giving us different characters’ goals, dreams, ambitions, thoughts, etc.
In my opinion, the use of third-person omniscient by Mahfouz has both positive and negative aspects to it. For example, some positives to the point of view used are what I mentioned before—it gives us the chance to see different characters’ goals, dreams, ambitions, thoughts, etc. This helps us, the reader, to widen our understanding of not only the characters, but also the web weaved in Midaq Alley, the web connecting all the characters’ stories together. However, there were also many disadvantages to this point of view. For example, it allowed lots of unnecessary continent to be introduced in the novel.
Although, I also agree with what Morgan said. I personally think that Mahfouz made the best choice writing Midaq Alley in third-person omniscient.
This is weird, when I came to the blog on Thursday to write my response, Kara, Sean and Catherine had responded... but their responses are now gone...??? I wrote my response on Thursday and so I guess I'll just keep referring to people who didn't even respond (but they did)???
I agree with Holly and Kara (and basically everyone here) that the novel is written in third person omniscient, using the third person pronouns “he”, “she” and “they” throughout the novel (even though in the first chapter as Holly mentioned there was the use of “I”). Throughout the novel, we know at least the main characters’ thoughts and feelings. This became especially helpful in the fact that you could form a very detailed picture of the ongoing story line. For example, as Kara said before, reading about Abbas’ love for Hamida, later her distaste for him and finally, Abbas' sadness of being left by Hamida. These connected events described by two points of view, added to my ideas, sentiments and thoughts about the story and characters through this juxtaposition. I personally think this choice of style was satisfactory; however I felt that without a first person limited, there wasn’t the detailed knowledge or attachment to any one character, which is one of the aspects of reading that I personally enjoy. However, I do agree with Holly in the fact that these observations of the narrator allow more "overall" details to be revealed.
hey guys, I agree with holly about first person. Although, I haven't really found that it switches at all. As for the pros: the audience gets a well-rounded view of every character as well as the scene, the story is not bias towards one character cons: WAY TO MANY CHARACTER NAMES!
Also, i agree with Morgan, i liked that the author described the characters in the chapters, the information that was given to the audience was not dumped upon them, it was unloaded slowly.
also: does anyone else feel like they're copying others when they post? i sure do..
Gosh darn, my insightful response is no longer on the blog to inspire my fellow Midaq Alley enthusiasts.
I'll be the first to say that the novel is written in third person omniscient (I joke, I joke). I agree with what everyone has said so far that the reader is able to gain a greater understanding of each character through third person omniscient. I find that this is very useful for this particular novel as details are quite critical to the plot as it is solely based on the lives of several inhabitants of the Alley. If the point of view had been from first person, it would have been more difficult for Mahfouz to incorporate all the characters and their stories into the novel. The point of view of third person omniscient worked well for me with this novel, no complaints. Over and out, kathryn
BLAAWHSJDAHALDJK!!!!!!!! WHERE MY POST GO?!?!?!?!?! As Stuart has already mentioned, I already responded to this. Captain, PLEASE tell me you already read my post and therefore I do not have to come up with a new one.
For the most part, Midaq Alley is written in the third person by an omniscient narrator. In my opinion, there are many positive aspects to this form of narration. Knowing the thoughts and feelings of every character helped me out quite a bit with comprehending the events in the novel. For example, if the story had been told from Abbas' point of view, it would have been nearly impossible to know how Hamida truly felt about him - it may have seemed as though she really did care about him. However, because both Abbas' and Hamida's thoughts are expressed, the reader can easily form their own opinions and predictions about the outcome of that particular romance.
On negative aspect that I found with the point of view of Midaq Alley is the switch from first person to third person as Holly has already mentioned. In the beginning of the novel, I was very confused as to who was behind the pronoun "I", and my confusion grew as it suddenly switched to "he", "she", "they", etc. However, I do not feel that this change was much of a downfall for the novel overall, as I very quickly got over it.
This is not a response to whose point of view the story is told from, but something I have noticed while reading. The residents of Midaq Alley seem to take pride in envy, whereas envy in our society seems to carry a negative connotation. "Why should anyone eny us? In spite of our great misfortunes! In spite of our disgraces! In spite of our misery!" (114, Mahfouz) This is when Mrs Kirsha is running around her home searching for her husband in an attempt to keep her son at home. Mrs Kirsha clearly desires outsiders to envy her situation, to be higher than others in the alley. "'With God's permission and bny the grace of Hussain. All those other girls will really envy you.'" (109, Mahfouz). This is when Abbas and Hamida are walking in silence the night before his departure. Another clear example of how the residents of the alley yearn for the envy of others. Just something I noticed while reading. :)
hiiii as stated above the novel is written in third person blahdeblah, y'all know.
I think this helps the author to demonstrate the opinions and motivations of the characters. In every interaction between characters all of their feelings are clearly stated, and this is an effective way for the author to portray the characters well, however I did not enjoy it because most of the thoughts the reader became privy to were malicious and preposterous. It caused me to dislike the characters in the novel and hence, the novel itself.
The third person omniscient point of view from which the story is told allows the reader to gain insight from each different character being introduced in the novel, as everyone has previously mentioned. I found that this point of view is effective in ensuring that the reader is aware of the different actions and emotions of each character, as I am sure Mafouz intended it to be. I also agree with what Emma said about the point of view aiding in weaving the web which connects all of the characters in the Alley together. I definitely agree with Morgan in that the similarities of the names continues to pose a huge problem in understanding the relationships between the different characters, as it is difficult to know which character is which. In my opinion, the only negative aspect of the point of view is that since the focus shifts from character to character in each different chapter, it is sometimes difficult to follow the plot of the story. For example, the fifth chapter focuses on Hamida and Abbas’ feelings for one another, while the sixth chapter focuses mainly on Mr. Kirsha and his sketchy night-time adventures. All in all, I think that the third person omniscient point of view was the best choice for Mafouz, as any other point of view would not be able to accommodate the sheer quantity of characters in Midaq Alley.
As stated in every single post to this point, the novel is written in third person omniscient point of view. I, like many others who have commented, found both positive and negative aspects in this. I agree with Kara (and many others) when saying that knowing the characters emotions and intentions was a definite positive for me. It very successfully furthered my comprehension of the characters and their actions. In my opinion, the best example of this was Hamida. Although Hamida did many horrible things, knowing her intentions made me feel the tiniest (very, very tiny) bit bad and sympathetic for her. If the novel had not been told from her perspective occasionally, it is likely I would have simply assumed she was a self-indulgent sociopath. Although this probably isn't far off, it was nice to know that she truly did have emotions.
However, the shift in perspectives did throw me off on occasion. Although at times they smoothly went from one person to another, I found it generally jumpy. I would just become intrigued with the life and emotions of one character, when it would switch to another. I often found myself wishing it would go back to the perspective of my favorite characters while reading about characters I had no interest in. Although this did ruin certain chapters and sections for me, I do not feel it had a substantial negative effect on the novel as a whole.
Although Holly makes an excellent point, I agree more with Brittany Odo. The characters names were confusing because there were so many of them and the names were all foreign. Another challenge that I faced when reading the Midaq Alley was the amount of description that the reader, me, had to trudge through before finding the point of the whole scene. This was frustrating because I didn’t want to read those parts, but I knew they were important. Two challenges, 1) characters were confusing and 2) the description.
Hello everyone! I forgot about this until I came to school and everyone was talking about it :S Anyway, I think it has obviously been established that the point of view is third person omniscient. With that being said, I’m going to attempt to respond to the pros and cons without spewing out what everyone else has already said. I agree with all the pros that everyone has said, this PoV helps understand characters motives and emotions, etc, etc. I agree with Stuart about how it is difficult to feel a connection to any character with this point of view and with the overall number of characters that are introduced in the book. I agree with what Sarah said about how the changing focus of the book makes it difficult to follow the plot, and it made it difficult for me to determine the point or specific theme to the novel. Lol, random thought to what Sean said: ‘haterz make you famus’ - Anna
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ReplyDeleteAt first glance, Midaq Alley is written from third person omniscient, as the narrator knows everything that happens between every character. It is easy to determine this point of view because the author uses the pronouns “he”, “she”, “they” and “it”. Furthermore, he describes the life of each character by incorporating their feelings, actions and emotions into the plot. If the narration was done from a different point of view, this would not be possible.
However, looking WAAAAAY back to chapter one, it appears as if the novel is started by a first person peripheral point of view, as the narrator asks the reader “Which Cairo do I mean?”. By using the pronoun “I”, the reader understands that the point of view is first person and since the narrator is not a central character, the point of view is also said to be peripheral.
To reflect on the author’s choice to change point of views through the story, I am happy with this change because it changed the entire mood of the novel. If the author used the first person point of view during the entire novel, the reader would not gain much info on the multiple characters residing in Midaq Alley. By changing to third person omniscient, the reader understands the observations of the narrator, but instead of receiving a brief overview of the characters, more details are revealed.
This is not a response to whose point of view the story is told from, but something I have noticed while reading.
ReplyDeleteThe residents of Midaq Alley seem to take pride in envy, whereas envy in our society seems to carry a negative connotation.
"Why should anyone eny us? In spite of our great misfortunes! In spite of our disgraces! In spite of our misery!" (114, Mahfouz)
This is when Mrs Kirsha is running around her home searching for her husband in an attempt to keep her son at home. Mrs Kirsha clearly desires outsiders to envy her situation, to be higher than others in the alley.
"'With God's permission and bny the grace of Hussain. All those other girls will really envy you.'" (109, Mahfouz).
This is when Abbas and Hamida are walking in silence the night before his departure. Another clear example of how the residents of the alley yearn for the envy of others.
Just something I noticed while reading. :)
How everybody doin? i iz gud.
ReplyDeleteI agrees with Holly, she said every ting i wanted to SaY. SO readz her pozt again plz
For the most part, Midaq Alley is written in the third person by an omniscient narrator. In my opinion, there are many positive aspects to this form of narration. Knowing the thoughts and feelings of every character helped me out quite a bit with comprehending the events in the novel. For example, if the story had been told from Abbas' point of view, it would have been nearly impossible to know how Hamida truly felt about him - it may have seemed as though she really did care about him. However, because both Abbas' and Hamida's thoughts are expressed, the reader can easily form their own opinions and predictions about the outcome of that particular romance.
ReplyDeleteOn negative aspect that I found with the point of view of Midaq Alley is the switch from first person to third person as Holly has already mentioned. In the beginning of the novel, I was very confused as to who was behind the pronoun "I", and my confusion grew as it suddenly switched to "he", "she", "they", etc. However, I do not feel that this change was much of a downfall for the novel overall, as I very quickly got over it.
Catherine Munroe... ?????Such a sense of humour...
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure there should be other posts on here, because it is Sunday morning and I know people other than Holly have responded, but hers is the only post i can see, so that is all I will be able to respond to.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Holly's opinion that the point of view appears to be different throughout different points in this novel. For the most part it is someone telling the story, which has many positive and negative aspects. I like how you get to know the characters in a unique way, without too much irrelevant information being revealed. I also like how the narrator was able to give us insight into the emotions and actions of the various characters. However it was negative in some aspects, there were some points when I would have liked to know more about what the characters were feeling and the motivation behind their actions.
I agree with what both Holly and Brittany said (because those are the only posts I see). However, although the third person point of view made it easy for the reader to gain insight into the emotions expressed by the characters and also their way of life; I found difficulties with differentiating between the characters in the first few chapters of the novel. My difficulties, I believe came from: One) my personal inability to remember written names and two) the fact that in the beginning, each new chapter described the livelihood of a person to which the reader was not yet introduced (this continued until chapter five where the Author returned to describing Hamida). Although I found choosing to introduce the characters one after another was an excellent choice by the author for the reason that it allowed the reader to get to know the characters early. After this the reader could then focus solely on the plot rather than the introduction of new characters. However, as the characters shared similar names (example: Husniya, Hussainy and Hussain, also Umm Hamida and Hamida) it was difficult for the reader to assign the proper descriptions and characteristics to the right characters as they read. Personally, it wasn’t until almost half way trough the novel that I had a clear image of every different character in my head. I believe that if the novel had been written in first person instead of third, although it would be difficult for the author to introduce so many characters, there would be a more personal connect between the reader and the characters. I think the connection would be stronger because the reader would be experiencing things from the actual perspective of a particular character and not just an outside, third-person party.
ReplyDeleteI hope that made even an onze of sense...
As Holly had said in her response, the point of view in Midaq Alley shifts from first-person omniscient early on in the novel to third-person omniscient later on in the novel, giving us different characters’ goals, dreams, ambitions, thoughts, etc.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the use of third-person omniscient by Mahfouz has both positive and negative aspects to it. For example, some positives to the point of view used are what I mentioned before—it gives us the chance to see different characters’ goals, dreams, ambitions, thoughts, etc. This helps us, the reader, to widen our understanding of not only the characters, but also the web weaved in Midaq Alley, the web connecting all the characters’ stories together. However, there were also many disadvantages to this point of view. For example, it allowed lots of unnecessary continent to be introduced in the novel.
Although, I also agree with what Morgan said. I personally think that Mahfouz made the best choice writing Midaq Alley in third-person omniscient.
Hello Captain and Class,
ReplyDeleteThis is weird, when I came to the blog on Thursday to write my response, Kara, Sean and Catherine had responded... but their responses are now gone...??? I wrote my response on Thursday and so I guess I'll just keep referring to people who didn't even respond (but they did)???
I agree with Holly and Kara (and basically everyone here) that the novel is written in third person omniscient, using the third person pronouns “he”, “she” and “they” throughout the novel (even though in the first chapter as Holly mentioned there was the use of “I”). Throughout the novel, we know at least the main characters’ thoughts and feelings. This became especially helpful in the fact that you could form a very detailed picture of the ongoing story line. For example, as Kara said before, reading about Abbas’ love for Hamida, later her distaste for him and finally, Abbas' sadness of being left by Hamida. These connected events described by two points of view, added to my ideas, sentiments and thoughts about the story and characters through this juxtaposition. I personally think this choice of style was satisfactory; however I felt that without a first person limited, there wasn’t the detailed knowledge or attachment to any one character, which is one of the aspects of reading that I personally enjoy. However, I do agree with Holly in the fact that these observations of the narrator allow more "overall" details to be revealed.
- Stuart
hey guys,
ReplyDeleteI agree with holly about first person. Although, I haven't really found that it switches at all.
As for the pros: the audience gets a well-rounded view of every character as well as the scene, the story is not bias towards one character
cons: WAY TO MANY CHARACTER NAMES!
Also, i agree with Morgan, i liked that the author described the characters in the chapters, the information that was given to the audience was not dumped upon them, it was unloaded slowly.
also: does anyone else feel like they're copying others when they post? i sure do..
Gosh darn, my insightful response is no longer on the blog to inspire my fellow Midaq Alley enthusiasts.
ReplyDeleteI'll be the first to say that the novel is written in third person omniscient (I joke, I joke).
I agree with what everyone has said so far that the reader is able to gain a greater understanding of each character through third person omniscient. I find that this is very useful for this particular novel as details are quite critical to the plot as it is solely based on the lives of several inhabitants of the Alley. If the point of view had been from first person, it would have been more difficult for Mahfouz to incorporate all the characters and their stories into the novel.
The point of view of third person omniscient worked well for me with this novel, no complaints.
Over and out,
kathryn
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ReplyDeleteAs Stuart has already mentioned, I already responded to this. Captain, PLEASE tell me you already read my post and therefore I do not have to come up with a new one.
Kara's Post...
ReplyDeleteFor the most part, Midaq Alley is written in the third person by an omniscient narrator. In my opinion, there are many positive aspects to this form of narration. Knowing the thoughts and feelings of every character helped me out quite a bit with comprehending the events in the novel. For example, if the story had been told from Abbas' point of view, it would have been nearly impossible to know how Hamida truly felt about him - it may have seemed as though she really did care about him. However, because both Abbas' and Hamida's thoughts are expressed, the reader can easily form their own opinions and predictions about the outcome of that particular romance.
On negative aspect that I found with the point of view of Midaq Alley is the switch from first person to third person as Holly has already mentioned. In the beginning of the novel, I was very confused as to who was behind the pronoun "I", and my confusion grew as it suddenly switched to "he", "she", "they", etc. However, I do not feel that this change was much of a downfall for the novel overall, as I very quickly got over it.
Sean's post...
ReplyDeleteThis is not a response to whose point of view the story is told from, but something I have noticed while reading.
The residents of Midaq Alley seem to take pride in envy, whereas envy in our society seems to carry a negative connotation.
"Why should anyone eny us? In spite of our great misfortunes! In spite of our disgraces! In spite of our misery!" (114, Mahfouz)
This is when Mrs Kirsha is running around her home searching for her husband in an attempt to keep her son at home. Mrs Kirsha clearly desires outsiders to envy her situation, to be higher than others in the alley.
"'With God's permission and bny the grace of Hussain. All those other girls will really envy you.'" (109, Mahfouz).
This is when Abbas and Hamida are walking in silence the night before his departure. Another clear example of how the residents of the alley yearn for the envy of others.
Just something I noticed while reading. :)
Catherine's silly post
ReplyDeleteHow everybody doin? i iz gud.
I agrees with Holly, she said every ting i wanted to SaY. SO readz her pozt again plz
I did not take the posts away...but since the posts go into my gmail...I know they are there...so I have copied and pasted them into this...
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ReplyDeleteas stated above the novel is written in third person blahdeblah, y'all know.
I think this helps the author to demonstrate the opinions and motivations of the characters. In every interaction between characters all of their feelings are clearly stated, and this is an effective way for the author to portray the characters well, however I did not enjoy it because most of the thoughts the reader became privy to were malicious and preposterous. It caused me to dislike the characters in the novel and hence, the novel itself.
The third person omniscient point of view from which the story is told allows the reader to gain insight from each different character being introduced in the novel, as everyone has previously mentioned. I found that this point of view is effective in ensuring that the reader is aware of the different actions and emotions of each character, as I am sure Mafouz intended it to be. I also agree with what Emma said about the point of view aiding in weaving the web which connects all of the characters in the Alley together. I definitely agree with Morgan in that the similarities of the names continues to pose a huge problem in understanding the relationships between the different characters, as it is difficult to know which character is which.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the only negative aspect of the point of view is that since the focus shifts from character to character in each different chapter, it is sometimes difficult to follow the plot of the story. For example, the fifth chapter focuses on Hamida and Abbas’ feelings for one another, while the sixth chapter focuses mainly on Mr. Kirsha and his sketchy night-time adventures. All in all, I think that the third person omniscient point of view was the best choice for Mafouz, as any other point of view would not be able to accommodate the sheer quantity of characters in Midaq Alley.
As stated in every single post to this point, the novel is written in third person omniscient point of view. I, like many others who have commented, found both positive and negative aspects in this. I agree with Kara (and many others) when saying that knowing the characters emotions and intentions was a definite positive for me. It very successfully furthered my comprehension of the characters and their actions. In my opinion, the best example of this was Hamida. Although Hamida did many horrible things, knowing her intentions made me feel the tiniest (very, very tiny) bit bad and sympathetic for her. If the novel had not been told from her perspective occasionally, it is likely I would have simply assumed she was a self-indulgent sociopath. Although this probably isn't far off, it was nice to know that she truly did have emotions.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the shift in perspectives did throw me off on occasion. Although at times they smoothly went from one person to another, I found it generally jumpy. I would just become intrigued with the life and emotions of one character, when it would switch to another. I often found myself wishing it would go back to the perspective of my favorite characters while reading about characters I had no interest in. Although this did ruin certain chapters and sections for me, I do not feel it had a substantial negative effect on the novel as a whole.
Although Holly makes an excellent point, I agree more with Brittany Odo. The characters names were confusing because there were so many of them and the names were all foreign. Another challenge that I faced when reading the Midaq Alley was the amount of description that the reader, me, had to trudge through before finding the point of the whole scene. This was frustrating because I didn’t want to read those parts, but I knew they were important. Two challenges, 1) characters were confusing and 2) the description.
ReplyDeleteI answered the wrong question. I agree with Holly. "I" in the beginning and then third person omniscient.
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Hello everyone! I forgot about this until I came to school and everyone was talking about it :S
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I think it has obviously been established that the point of view is third person omniscient. With that being said, I’m going to attempt to respond to the pros and cons without spewing out what everyone else has already said.
I agree with all the pros that everyone has said, this PoV helps understand characters motives and emotions, etc, etc.
I agree with Stuart about how it is difficult to feel a connection to any character with this point of view and with the overall number of characters that are introduced in the book.
I agree with what Sarah said about how the changing focus of the book makes it difficult to follow the plot, and it made it difficult for me to determine the point or specific theme to the novel.
Lol, random thought to what Sean said: ‘haterz make you famus’
- Anna