Explain the difference between first and second person in regard to storytelling

The purpose of this assignment is to assess your understanding of the literary device called “Point of View” (The perspective from which a story is narrated.)

Reading : A Chapter 7 Style and point of view.  Page 26 & B Chapter 7 Approaches to point of view. Page 77

Answer the following questions. 

I. Read the topic entitled “Point of View” in Unit 7 (Week 9) and read the attached short story entitled “Cat in the Rain” by Ernest Hemingway, then answer the following questions. (3 Points)

1- Was the short story told in the First, Second, or Third Person? 

2- What pronouns does the narrator use to refer to the characters?

3- Is the narrator’s point of view reliable or unreliable? Explain.

II. Imagine that the short story was told from a different point of view, then answer the following questions. (2 Points)

1- What would change in the story? Would the readers gain new knowledge from the new point of view? Explain. 

2- Would the readers feel differently about one or more of the characters if the story was told from a different point of view? Why or why not? 

Read: “How to Give Orders Like a Man” by Deborah Tannen

1- What is your personal process for writing essays?  Be detailed in presenting your steps

2-  Deborah Tannen contemplates the role of direct and indirect communication in American culture.  Which form of communication do you find to be more effective?

Write at least one full paragraph for each question.

PD: please specify in the answer what paragraph refers to what question. Just need a 10 to 12 sentences paragraph for each question.