THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEME 1. What did the characters learn?

- They learned that bickering

1. The theme is an important idea
never solves a problem.
found throughout the story. It
2. How did they grow and change?
connects a big idea to an action
- They both reflect and
or event in the text.
understand each other's
2. Theme sometimes gets
situation, and both drank
confused with the main idea or
water together. They
the summary of the story, but
became friends after.
they are very different.
3. Why did characters act the way
The main idea is what the story is they acted?
about, and the summary is the - The reason why both did that
events of the story. It’s the plot, it’s was because they're thirsty.
what happened. While the theme is 4. What’s different at the end of
somewhat the message the author is the story?
trying to convey through the story. It is - At the end of the story, both
either the moral, the message, or became friends.
the lesson that the author wants you - Both developed friendships
to learn from the story. by the story's end.
5. What were your takeaway after
3. Themes are universal. Anyone the story is over?
can relate to them. Common - There is no way to end a
themes are stated there such as conversation if you always
good vs. evil, life and death, argue. Instead, stay calm
beating the odds, and etc. and understand both
4. A theme is like a moral. But a situations. In this way, they
moral is more about a specific were both able to drink
lesson it’s trying to teach you. A water, and more importantly,
theme could be a lesson but they were able to make
doesn’t have to be. friends.
5. The theme is usually unsaid by
the author, since the readers Now that we’ve already answered
are the ones to figure what the those questions, it is time for us to
theme is. It will serve as their identify the theme of the said story.
lesson or takeaways from the
The theme of the story can be:
story.
 Those who strive are often
If that’s the case, how can we find it?
watched by others to take
First, I want someone to read this advantage of their defeat.
example.  One must act according to the
situation and should learn to
To find the theme of the story, we compromise.
need to ask ourselves the following
questions. Answering these questions The theme can be:
will help us figure out the theme of a
story. FRIENDSHIP
I will move on to the next element, This point of view is called third
Point of View. person. Wherein the narrator uses the
pronoun “her” instead of Rapunzel’s
Vulture - A vulture is a bird of prey
name. Unlike in first and second points
that scavenges on carrion.
of view, in third person, the narrator is
Carrion (from Latin caro 'meat') is the not a character within the story.
decaying flesh of dead animals,
But the story can also be told by a
including human flesh.
character in the story – a first person
narrator.

POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOV “The tail end of Rapunzel’s locks

plopped down at my feet. I grabbed on
“I am an invisible man.” and began to climb.”
“Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the In a first-person narrative, the story
flowers herself.” can change dramatically depending on
“You are about to begin reading Italo which character is the narrator. When
Calvino’s new novel.” the narrator uses the pronouns “I” to
represent the prince as he is the
These three opening lines, from Ralph narrator that talks about themselves.
Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” Virginia
Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway,” and Italo Say Rapunzel was narrating instead of
Calvino’s “If on a winter’s night a the prince:
traveler,” each establish a different “I hope he appreciates how long it
point of view. take to unbraid 25 feet of hair” I
Who is telling a story, and from what thought.
perspective, are some of the most This is also one of the perspectives the
important choices an author makes. story has. Wherein Rapunzel, herself,
Told from a different point of view, a was narrating instead of the prince.
story can transform completely. She also uses the pronoun “I” to
address herself.
For example, you want to determine
several angles or perspective of the In second person, the narrator
story of Rapunzel. addresses the story to the reader:

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel,” the prince “He calls your name. He wants you to
called, “let down your hair.” let your hair down. You just finished
braiding it, but hey – you don’t get a
Rapunzel unbraided her hair and slung lot of visitors.”
it out the window.
Observe how different pov’s affect the
The prince climbed her tresses into the story. Second person is when the
tower. narrator uses the pronoun “you” to
drive the story.
The story of Rapunzel is typically told
like this, with the narrator outside the Third person, first person, and second
story. person perspectives each have unique
possibilities and constraints. But really, what is point of view also
(limitation or limits) known as POV?
So how do you choose a point of view A point of view is the perspective an
for your story? author uses to give a glimpse into the
world he’s created. The reader may
Constraints aren’t necessarily a bad
experience this world directly through
thing – they can help focus a story or
the inner thoughts of a character or
highlight certain elements.
distantly from the perspective of an
For example, a third person narrator is objective observer.
necessarily a bit removed from the
Point of view is an important literary
characters. But that can be good for
device for exploring a story. The point
stories where a feeling of distance is
of view an author chooses can
important.
determine how the reader understands
A third person narrator can be either and participates in the story. It can be
limited, meaning they stick close to used to express the feelings, thoughts,
one character’s thoughts and feelings, motivations, and experiences of one or
or they can be omniscient, able to flit many. It is the angle that the story is
between characters’ minds and give viewed through.
the reader more information.
And considering me, giving different
versions of the “climbing of the prince
using Rapunzel’s magical hair” scene
A first-person story created from Rapunzel, and tackling about
closeness between the reader and the different types of POV’s
narrator. It’s also restricted by the
narrator’s knowledge. These can
create suspense as the reader finds
I'd like to add the quotation from Mr.
out information along with the
George Eliot's novel entitled
character. A first-person narrator
"Middlemarch" that states, “It is a
doesn’t necessarily have to represent
narrow mind which cannot look at a
the character’s experience faithfully –
subject from various points of view.”
they can be delusional or dishonest.
- George Eliot, Middlemarch
Second person is a less common
-
choice. It requires the writer to make
the reader suspend disbelief to
become another “you.” Placing the
We can now proceed with the next
reader in a character’s perspective
element, Conflict.
can build urgency and suspense.
Sometimes though, second person is
intended to distance the narrator from Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
their own story, rather than bring the
reader closer to the story. In these
cases, second person narrator refer to
themselves as “you” rather than “I.”