We’ve talked about the importance of Point of View. Obviously, this is first person. What if this story were told from the third person? How might you see Ishmael? What does this perspective give you as a reader, that third person couldn’t?
I think that the importance of first person for A Long Way Gone is very important. I think this story would mean a lot less to people because you would get the same feeling towards all the stuff Ishmael had at that time. Next, in first person, you get the thoughts only Ishmael had, and with third person you could get thoughts of everyone, but then it wouldn't be a memoir would it. Last, in first person, you get a more sense of following him through his war impacted life. Well that was my two-cents, so... yeah
If this book was written in third person it wouldn't have the same effect as it does in first person. You would get the thoughts of every character but it's memoir so that wouldn't make sense. Memoirs are supposed to be how a person remembers it themselves. Even if that's not exactly what happened, it's how Ishmael remembers it. It just makes more sense having it in first person. And you get more persepective because you get to know how the events made him feel and how they impacted his childhood.
I agree with Bendall and *JOrDaN* that the first person point of view is important. The first person point of view gives the reader Ishmael's thoughts. Readers may not like the book as much if it was written in the third person point of view. The first person lets you know the main character more than the third person. It gives you the unique feeling as though you were experiencing what the main character was experiencing.
I think that the first person point of view is what makes this book more interesting. First person point of view helps us feel what Ishmael is feeling, hear what he is hearing, and see what he is seeing.If it was in third person point of view, we wouldn't get to read about all those things in Ishmael's perspective. Also, this book is called "Memoirs of a Boy Soldier", not "Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and his Friends and the Rebels that Capture them". Like jOrDaN said, that wouldn’t be a memoir at all.
I think if the author made the book third person we would lose the impact the war had in Ishmael's life. Although you might get a perspective on how the rebels,civilians,and family members felt. The details of death could be overwhelming to read if told by third person. The story may become more vague when it is told by more than one person.
I agree with Jordan and Ben. If the book was written in third person, then you would probably pick up that Ishmael was a rotten kid, and that he was someone to be afraid of. You wouldn't see why he was acting the way he did, and how everything that happened had affected him.
If this story was written in third person I wouldn't feel as emotional about it because I wouldn't know exactly what Ishmael felt at that moment. As he tells the story, he goes so far in detail that I can picture everything he's saying...even when I don't want to. If it was written in third person i wouldn't think Ishmael stands out from his friends like he does now. I wouldn't feel as attatched, I would see him as I see his friends. This story gives me detail that I don't think third person would.
I also agree with Jordan and Ben. If the book wasn't written in first person you wouldn't get the same effect. If it were written third person every character would seem different. Since it is written in first person, we know what Ishmael is thinking and feeling and we get a better perspective.
I think that the importance of first person for A Long Way Gone is very important. I think this story would mean a lot less to people because you would get the same feeling towards all the stuff Ishmael had at that time. Next, in first person, you get the thoughts only Ishmael had, and with third person you could get thoughts of everyone, but then it wouldn't be a memoir would it. Last, in first person, you get a more sense of following him through his war impacted life. Well that was my two-cents, so... yeah
ReplyDeleteIf this book was written in third person it wouldn't have the same effect as it does in first person. You would get the thoughts of every character but it's memoir so that wouldn't make sense. Memoirs are supposed to be how a person remembers it themselves. Even if that's not exactly what happened, it's how Ishmael remembers it. It just makes more sense having it in first person. And you get more persepective because you get to know how the events made him feel and how they impacted his childhood.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bendall and *JOrDaN* that the first person point of view is important. The first person point of view gives the reader Ishmael's thoughts. Readers may not like the book as much if it was written in the third person point of view. The first person lets you know the main character more than the third person. It gives you the unique feeling as though you were experiencing what the main character was experiencing.
ReplyDeleteI think that the first person point of view is what makes this book more interesting. First person point of view helps us feel what Ishmael is feeling, hear what he is hearing, and see what he is seeing.If it was in third person point of view, we wouldn't get to read about all those things in Ishmael's perspective. Also, this book is called "Memoirs of a Boy Soldier", not "Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and his Friends and the Rebels that Capture them". Like jOrDaN said, that wouldn’t be a memoir at all.
ReplyDeleteI think if the author made the book third person we would lose the impact the war had in Ishmael's life. Although you might get a perspective on how the rebels,civilians,and family members felt. The details of death could be overwhelming to read if told by third person. The story may become more vague when it is told by more than one person.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jordan and Ben. If the book was written in third person, then you would probably pick up that Ishmael was a rotten kid, and that he was someone to be afraid of. You wouldn't see why he was acting the way he did, and how everything that happened had affected him.
ReplyDeleteIf this story was written in third person I wouldn't feel as emotional about it because I wouldn't know exactly what Ishmael felt at that moment. As he tells the story, he goes so far in detail that I can picture everything he's saying...even when I don't want to. If it was written in third person i wouldn't think Ishmael stands out from his friends like he does now. I wouldn't feel as attatched, I would see him as I see his friends. This story gives me detail that I don't think third person would.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Jordan and Ben. If the book wasn't written in first person you wouldn't get the same effect. If it were written third person every character would seem different. Since it is written in first person, we know what Ishmael is thinking and feeling and we get a better perspective.
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