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Setting and Point of View

This document provides an overview of two key elements in contemporary fiction - setting and point of view. It discusses setting in terms of the place, time, weather, social conditions, and mood or atmosphere of the story. It then examines point of view, explaining that this is the perspective or "eye" through which the story is told. It outlines the main point of view styles including first person, second person, third person limited, third person omniscient.

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Setting and Point of View

This document provides an overview of two key elements in contemporary fiction - setting and point of view. It discusses setting in terms of the place, time, weather, social conditions, and mood or atmosphere of the story. It then examines point of view, explaining that this is the perspective or "eye" through which the story is told. It outlines the main point of view styles including first person, second person, third person limited, third person omniscient.

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COURSE CODE: ENG609

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CONTEMPORARY FICTION
SETTING

• Setting - Time and location that a story takes place.


• For some stories, the setting is very important; while for others, it is not. When examining how setting
contributes to a story, there are multiple aspects to consider:
• 1) Place - Geographical location; where is the action of the story taking place?
• 2) Time - Historical period, time of day, year, etc; when is the story taking place?
• 3) Weather conditions - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc?
• 4) Social conditions - What is the daily life of the character's like? Does the story contain local colour
(writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)?
• 5) Mood or atmosphere - What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? Cheerful or eerie?
POINT OF VIEW

• - The angle from which the story is told.


• Point of view is the “eye” or narrative voice through which you tell a story. When you write a
story, you must decide who is telling the story, and to whom they are telling it. The story could be
told by a character who is involved in the story, or from a perspective that sees and knows all of the
characters but is not one of them.
• There are several variations of POV:
• 1) First Person - Story told by the protagonist or a character who interacts closely with the
protagonist or other characters; speaker uses the pronouns "I", "me", "we". Readers experiences the
story through this person's eyes and only knows what he/she knows and feels.
• 2) Second Person - Story told by a narrator who addresses the reader or some other assumed "you"; speaker
uses pronouns "you", "your", and "yours". Ex: You wake up to discover that you have been robbed of all of
your worldly possessions.
• 3) Third Person - Story told by a narrator who sees all of the action; speaker uses the pronouns "he", "she",
"it", "they", "his", "hers", "its", and "theirs".
• This person may be a character in the story.
• There are several types of third person POV: • Limited - Probably the easiest :POV for a beginning writer to
use, "limited" POV funnels all action through the eyes of a single character; readers only see what the
narrator sees. • Omniscient- God-like, the narrator knows and sees everything, and can move from one
character's mind to another. Authors can be omniscient narrators by

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