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Presented By: Navjot Kaur Simren Kaur Maryam Chakari Point of View • Point of view refers to the relationship of the narrator, or storyteller, to the story. • In first-person point of view, the narrator is a character in the story, referred to as “I.” • In third-person limited point of view, the narrator reveals the thoughts of only one character, referring to that character as “he” or “she.” • In third-person omniscient point of view, the narrator knows everything about the story’s events and reveals the thoughts of all the characters. William Faulkner • Born September 25, 1897 New Albany, Mississippi • He published 13 novels and numerous short stories. This body of work formed the basis of his reputation and led to him being awarded the Nobel Prize at age 52. • Faulkner won two Pulitzer Prizes for what are considered as his "minor" novels: his 1954 novel A Fable, and the 1962 novel, The Reivers. • He also won two National Book Awards, first for his Collected Stories in 1951 and once again for his novel A Fable in 1955. • In 1946, Faulkner was one of three finalists for the first Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Award. He came in second to Rhea Galati. • On August 3, 1987, the United States Postal Service issued a 22-cent postage stamp in his honor. A Rose for Emily • The point of view is actually first person plural it is written from the perspective of the townspeople. This supports the story in a few ways. First of all, it allows for the surprise and shock of the ending. The townspeople are on the outside watching Miss Emily and have no idea what is really going on inside her house. • They gossip about her but they don't know, so at the end, the reader finds out the horrifying truth at the same time that the town does. Also, the point of view shows how isolated Miss Emily was. She is an object to the reader, not a character because the reader never gets to see her thoughts or hear her speak. Miss Emily's isolation is one of the key reasons she lives the way she does and ends up killing Homer. Eudora Welty • Born April 13th, 1909 in Jackson, Missipi. • Known for writing: “The Robber Bridegroom"(1942), Delta Wedding" (1946) "the Ponder Heart" (1954), "Losing Battles"(1970), “The Optimist's Daughter" (1972) • Lived near her hometown mostly. Point of View • Sister feels like everyone in the house is against her after her sister, Stella-Rhonda, comes home with her "adopted" daughter and leaving her husband. From Sister's point of view she feels Stella-Rhonda is manipulating the family with her lies; yet, no one else seems to see from her perspective, in which the unfairness of the situation drives her to leave her own home and live at the P.O she works at. Edgar Allan Poe • Poe was the second son to actors Eliza and David Poe. David Poe abandoned the family and Eliza died of Tuberculosis when Poe was three. • Poe was then taken in by a wealthy family but Edgar Allen Poe grew into a moody adolescent and his relationship with his foster father deteriorated. • Poe was a respected critic and editor, he improved both the content and circulation of every magazine he associated with. But he was morbidly sensitive to criticism, paranoid, and a belligerent drunk and either he left or was fired from every job he held. • Became famous for works such as The Fall of the House of Usher and The Raven • In 1836, married his first cousin who was thirteen years old but just like his mother, she too died of Tuberculosis. • Life came apart, his drinking intensified, and so did his selfdestructive tendencies. • Died in October 1849 due to mysterious circumstances a few days after being found sick and incoherent on a Baltimore street The Tell-Tale Heart • The point of view is that of the first person. Poe decided to write 'The Tell-tale Heart' from the point of view of the young man that is living with the old man. The narrator tells us how he isn't mad or insane, but how it takes cunning to kill the old man he's living with. The only reason he wants to kill the old man is because he has an 'eagle eye', a very light blue eye that is misty. Every time the narrator looks at that eye he feels an intense anger. Night after night he goes into the old man's room hoping to kill him; since the old man is asleep, he can't see the eye so he doesn't want to kill him. • Then one night the narrator sneaks into the room again and sees the eye and kills the old man! He quickly disassembles his body and puts it under the tiles of the bed room. In come the police who have been tipped off by the neighbors that something happened in the house, but the narrator tells the police that is was him who yelled because of a bad dream. The narrator lets the police search the house and he gives them seats, telling them to sit right on top the old man's body. The narrator then hears the beating of the old man's heart, a noise that wouldn't go away no matter how quickly he spoke or if he paced back and forth, and so he rips open the tiles and shows the police the dismembered corpse. Questions? A Rose for Emily • 1. What hints are given in Section I that “A Rose for Emily” takes place in the South? • 2. Whose portrait sits on an easel by Miss Emily’s fireplace, and what material was used to make it? Why I Live at the P.O. • 3. Why does Sister feel resentment toward Stella-Rhonda? 4. Why does Sister believe Stella-Rhonda is lying about Shirley-T and Mr.Whitaker? The Tell-Tale Heart • 5. Who is the protagonist and the antagonist in this story? • 6. Despite hearing the heart beat, do you think the narrator would have eventually gotten caught? Group Activity • Crossword Puzzle – Content included • Vocabulary at he end of the chapter • Authors thought out the chapter • Names of the short stories • Answers – – – – – – – 1. Participant 3. Eudora 5. limited 7. innocent 9. total 11. unreliable 13. objective 2. Hamlet 4. omniscient 6. Faulkner 8. interior 10. observer 12. Edgar 14. editorial