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Types of Narrator A Few Basic Types

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Types of Narrator

A Few Basic Types

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Participant

Writes in first person May be a major or a minor character

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Types of Participant Narrators

Innocent Narrator- Does not understand the implications of the events, but reports them.

Unreliable Narrator- May not be believable due to deception, delusion, or derangement.

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Non- Participant

Writes in third person Can possess different levels of

knowledge of characters: Omniscient- Sees into the mind of all

the characters. Limited Omniscience- Sees events

through the eyes of one character. Objective- Does not enter the mind of

any character; an outside observer.

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In Class Writing

A Rose for Emily Answer question 4 on pg 35, book 1

The Tell-Tale Heart In this Poe classic, the paranoid narrator could

be seen as somewhat comic and amusing even though this is a tale of horror. Sometimes, humor and horror are not far apart. Can you think of a time in your life that you were scared, but your response seemed inappropriate? (Ex: Laughing when about to be punished)