3Rd Person Narrative Essay

Personal Narrative: I Am A Third Culture Kid
I am a Third Culture Kid who grew up and lived in four different countries: Korea, Australia,
Singapore, and the United States. Growing up in an international and culturally diverse environment
was a formative experience that defines me as an individual.
I was born in Seoul, Korea, to parents who come from a very humble background. Since they had a
very difficult time getting an education, one of their biggest goals in life was to give my sister and
me the best educational opportunities possible. Despite the economic hardship they faced, my
parents moved to Australia for my dad's studies. In Australia, I gained my first exposure to a
different culture and an English–speaking environment.
Upon returning to Seoul, I entertained the option of
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Racism: Two Short Stories
Individual Oral Presentation Essay (IOP)
Comparing First and Third Person Narratives: Racism
Note: This essay intends to explain the differences in first and third person narratives, highlighting
examples within the two stories "Let them call it Jazz" and "A sense of shame", both of which deal
with racism and its subcultures in a first and third person perspective, respectively. The arguments
presented are limited to that of first and third person perspectives only.
The differences between first and third person perspectives are detrimental when making the
decision on which to use when writing. They are almost exactly polar opposites of each other, ones
advantage being the others disadvantage and vice versa. In the aspect of the...show more content...
The course a story takes is influenced by everything the narrator experiences. However, this also
limits us to a viewpoint of the narrator and the narrator only. In the third person narrative, though it
lacks the "fun" aspect, it makes up with the fact that it can expose multiple ways of interpreting a
situation. In this case, it is able to show detailed insights to the narrator's idea of racism.
Then, we consider the aspect of posing an argument. As in any arguments, a premise is significantly
weakened when factors are affected by personal opinions, judgments and experiences. When using
the first person narrative, the fact that its structure relies on the use of words relating to ones self, an
argument can be significantly weakened. In this case, since it is the protagonist expressing her own
ideas/ rebelling against racism, her stand is significantly weakened. Comparatively, in "A sense of
Shame", the idea of multiple people taking a stand does help to bring about a much more stronger
idea of "social norm" and "making a stand". However, when used correctly, the first person

3rd Person Autobiography
Ashley Reed
Autobiography Ashley Reed was born on a warm Texas morning in June 1984. This blue eyed
little girl was a huge surprise to everyone because they were all expecting a little boy. Named after
an actress from a soap opera, this bundle of joy grew up as an only child, but shared a lot of time
with cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Raised in the country, Reed had a passion for animals
and getting dirty. There wasn't anything that could stop this little tom– boy from jumping in a
puddle of mud, climbing trees, or capturing wild horses. This determined country girl learned at a
young age to be independent. Reed would go out to the pasture and capture a horse, bring it back to
the barn, saddle it, and take off...show more content...
The medical field had crossed this competitors mind a time or two, but was never anything serious.
An elective credit was needed to complete the semester, so this fragile freshman decided to sign up
for the athletic trainer course. Reed had no awareness of what was in store for the future. This
novice trainer stood on the side lines during every football season, hydrating the players, taking care
of sprained ankles, injured wrists, and finally a broken femur. It was then, junior year, that this
novice trainer became a future paramedic. High school ended in December 2002, when this early
graduate walked across the stage and the forthcoming journey began. High school was over, a
college in Lubbock, Texas was chosen, and this young adult was going to attend paramedic
school. At the end of the first semester, personal and family issues surfaced, and it was back to the
little small town of Willis. Still wanting to pursue the paramedic field, Reed realized that this
wasn't the right time to do so, and began seeking employment to help with family needs. This
hardworking driven individual worked two to three jobs at a time over the next nine years to help
support family. In all this time, the dream of becoming a paramedic was never lost. It wasn't until
June 2011 that the door to pursue this field was reopened. Reed decided it was time to follow

Serious, mysterious, and suspenseful; through third person single vision narration, Richard
Connell––the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"–– artfully tells the tale of Rainsford, the
protagonist who was once the hunter, but is now the prey of his antagonist, General Zaroff. In the
story, the General is hunting the protagonist and despite Rainsford's best effort to kill him before
he is killed, the General is still hot on his trail. However, it can be seen as the story unfolds, how
the author to chose to write in third person single vision. For example, the pronoun 'he' was written,
which indicates third person. But, should it be in third person single vision? Could it not be in
another POV, likefirst person or third person multiple vision?...show more content...
Secondly, the current POV also has a single focus on the protagonist and his opinions about the
general, which helps to develop the theme. Richard Connell wrote "The Most Dangerous Game" in
third person single vision because it is the best approach to create suspense at crucial moments and
develop the underlying theme. Now some may say a first person narration would better suit the
story because it would create the comedic effect of dramatic irony, despite its serious tone and its
plot of hunter turned prey. In some aspects they are right. However, "The Most Dangerous Game"
is a story of survival and of possible death. A third personnarrator is much more appropriate and
necessary because it helps to create the much needed suspense for the crisis, when everything is at
the height of its motion. The story is a serious tale and recounts the survival adventure of its
protagonist Rainsford, as he sets traps to kill the general and tries to avoid being killed himself. So,
the narrating voice must capture such seriousness and also create the suspense at the necessary parts
of the story. The original point of view, third person single vision, has a narrating voice who
captures and develops both of these elements. The voice "seems to stand just behind ...," the

First Person Singular Narrative
Throughout the novella, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez chooses to narrate
the book from an unclear point of view. Certain sections of the book seem to be written in a first
person singular point of view, while others seem to be in first person plural, and yet others seem to
be written in the third person. For example, on the ninety–eighth page of this chronicle, the narrator
relates to the audience the arrival of the magistrate investigating the murder. "I never discovered his
name. Everything we know about his character has been learned from the brief...". The use of the
word "I" in this quote relates a first–person singular narrative because it provides understanding to
the audience of the narrator relating a personal

First Person Narrative Essay
The first–person narrative is a story told from the first–person perspective. The narrator is speaking
directly about him or herself. The first–person narrator can be either subjective or objective. The
third–objective narrative is a story told by a nonparticipating character. The narrator is usually
detached from the story. Sometimes, the narrator completely penetrates the mind of a character.
Third–person narration is often used in documentaries. The omniscient narrators are often not part of
the story but are all–knowing observers. These narrators tell the reader all the facts we need to know
to fully understand the story. Since the woman thinks that she is seeing a ghost, I would use the
first–person narration. This way the camera can capture all the action through her eyes and
emphasizes her fear....show more content...
The story might be told by a group of people or just one person. For instance, the story can be
created by the producers, the directors, and the writers working together. However, in a film with
voice–over narrative, the off–screen narrator is usually also a character in the story but not always.
The narration in realist movies is almost invisible. The story unfolds by itself in a chronological
order. The narration in classical movies is more obvious. There is a discreet storyteller who help
direct the story and keep everything on track. In formalist movies, the narrator is manipulative. The
narrator often destroys the chronological order of the story and restructures events to emphasize a
point. The narration in The Usual Suspects is conspicuous. Verbal Kint is the narrator as well as
one of the main characters in the film. He is manipulative because the story is told from Verbal's
point of

Narrator And Point Of View Of 1984
Narrator and point of view The novel is written in 3rd person limited. Which means that the
author is looking as an outsider and is using pronouns along with explaining from his perspective
and only being aware of one characters inner. in this novel Gorge Owel has an insight of Winston
Smith the lead of 1984 that what Winston feels and how he thinks. Imagery Imagery means to
show the readers what's around by explaining what all the 5 senses are experiencing. Imagery is
an important thing as it creates an atmosphere and contributes in the mood, tone and style of the
writing. 1984 starts "it was a cold April evening and the clock struck 13". As the setting of the
novel is in London the cold weather can be related to but the clock never strikes 13 to show 1'o
clock hence this sets an image that something is very off putting in London. Moreover in the first
chapter the author says, "the hallway smelt of boiling cabbage and old rag matts" the novel is set in
the post–war era of 1984 and the boiled cabbage alludes to the rationing that lasted years after the
second world war. Consequently, the imagery used when Winton's...show more content...
In chapter two as Winston and Julia goes on an escape to the country side the author uses strong
imagery like "garden of Eden" , "misty with bluebells" to recreate a scene of Adam and eve in
heaven when thy first discovered the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Here Big Brother
depicts the image of God as they both try to stay hidden from Big Brother's. In book 1 he
describes the Ministry of Love as 'there were no windows at all" , "steel doors and hidden machine
gun nests" this sets a frightening and a prison like image for the Ministry of love. Subsequently, in
book 3 the image is supported when author says "high–ceilinged window less cells with walls of
glittering white porcelain..... 4 tele screens one on each

Examples Of Narration In The Awakening
The style of the narrative point of view is vital in the meaning the author wishes to convey in their
novel. The narrative of the text is imperatively central in the way in which the events of a novel are
expressed to audiences, the way these are framed is very important in relation to the effect it has on
the reader's impression of the events. The basis of the reader's understanding and opinion of the
events in a text is hugely dependent on the outlook and perspective from which they are described.
With the assistance of the narrative style in The Awakening, Edna's journey to realisation of the self
and her 'awakening' is made apparent to the reader, as we are given insight into Edna's inner–turmoil
and thought process as we see her reasoning...show more content...
Her feelings are frequently revealed but the narrator persists to remind readers they are in fact,
Edna's feelings, and not those of the narrator. It is possible that this form of narration is used in
order to cleverly reinforces the alienation of Edna Pontellier from her society, as while readers gain
access to her thoughts and emotions – which are very personal, the narrator continues to remind
readers they are a separate entity from Edna, which creates distance from the protagonist. This
strengthens the ostracisation Edna is to be faced with once her true self is 'awakened', therefore this
form of narration, in the context of the novel, almost prepares the reader for the coming awakening
of Edna Pontellier, as she is separate and distant from the reader from the

The Limited Third Person Point Of View
The Limited third person point of view was chose to offer more insight into Jonas' thoughts and
actions. The point of view helps communicate the stories main feeling of finiteness throughout the
society. Jonas' society focuses on containing and controlling everyone's feelings, therefore if the
story would be told in first person from Jonas' view it would lack depth. Jonas' wouldn't be able to
offer the same insight. Before Jonas retrieves the memories and becomes more aware, his thoughts
and actions are dull. If it were from his view, the beginning would most likely bore the reader. The
third person view prevents the dull, lifeless narrative by replacing it with the insight Jonas is absent
from, as he is still making

Personal Narrative My Life Essay
Personal Narrative My Life
I never really thought about where my life was going. I always believed life took me where I
wanted to go, I never thought that I was the one who took myself were I wanted to go. Once I
entered high school I changed the way I thought. This is why I chose to go to college. I believe that
college will give me the keys to unlock the doors of life. This way I can choose for myself where I
go instead of someone choosing for me.
I have chosen to go to the local community college to get used to the college experience. College
life can be an exciting time but at the same time it can be a challenge. I feel that starting out at the
community college would be a better chose than "jumping" into life at a...show more content...
I know this is what I want to do with my life. I want to be a positive influence in the lives of
children. I want to be able to stand up and show the children that it is okay to be yourself and
stand up for what you believe in. I am a well round student. For nine years I was actively involved
in a girls organization. This experience taught me many things. We were actively involved in
community service activities, for which I received the Silver Award. ( The second highest award
in the organization.) I learned about the value of friendship and patients with others. This
organization first introduced me to my future career. I was also involved for three and a half years
in a student government club on campus. In this club I learned many life lessons. One of which
was the value of hard work. I was one of the few people that organized the Junior/Senior Prom of
2000. My responsibilities included planning corranation, buying and organizing decorations,
planning the busing schedule, booking the photographers, fundraising, ect. This taught me about
hard work. But the best part of it was going to Prom knowing I was one of the only reasons that it
happened. As far as school goes, my schedule is very diverse. I am taking child development lab,
which is a class where students from my high school can go to the local elementary schools and
work one on one with the students. I have work in the elementary school for two and a half years. I

The Diction Of A Third Person Narrative
In this form, the narrator has used a greater amount of diction one might use to talk to themselves, in
a sort of internal monologue. The validity of these first person structures as representations of
"fiction" are questioned by Martin, he feels that the type of structure "implicitly claims it is about the
real world"(142). Structures of narration that utilize the third person tend to avoid such claims of
absolute truth. "Grammar" continues with the introduction of "representations of consciousness"
that employ a third person voice. The third person narrator does not have the same sense of
physicality and personhood that a first person narrator would have. Instead, the narrator takes the
role of an observer who was little to no effect on

Point Of View In Eveline, By James Joyce
Point of view is very crucial to stories, it tells us the story and the way it gets told. There are four
point of views which are the following: omniscient, third–person limited, first person, and objective.
"Eveline" by James Joyce is told in third–limited person point of view which only focuses on the
thoughts and feelings of Eveline. The narrator demonstrates the knowledge of one character but
lacks knowledge in other characters. In Eveline, we only see the situation and setting through her
eyes. "The Lottery" is told in the objective point of view which doesn't show any knowledge of
one character's feelings or thoughts. The narrator is telling what he sees or hears, we only get the
process of how the lottery works. Each point of view has it's impactful effect that gives the story
surprises like in the Lottery. If we were told in first person then maybe it wouldn't give the
surprising twist like it did. In Eveline, the readers didn't think Eveline was going to stay because
she didn't know what she wanted, she was too afraid to make a huge decision for the first time in
her life. If we would've gotten it in her point of view then maybe it would of been predictable and
not have an effect on the audience. In Eveline, we see a young woman who holds onto her past
which stops her from finally getting her freedom. In the beginning, she "sat at the window watching
evening invade the avenue...she was tired." She was tired of being in a home where she only used
to make food and

Living in a Third World Country
With all the recent headlines about Venezuela's problems, I have found myself reflecting on my
time spent there more and more. Although I did not truly appreciate the abnormality of my
living situation as a child, I understand now that I have had a fairly unique upbringing. My family
and I moved to Venezuela in September of 2005, and we did not return until September of 2010.
During my time in Venezuela, more specifically on the island Margarita, I did not attend school
from around 3rd to 5th grade, nor was I home schooled. Of course to eight year old me this was
like a dream come true, however, as I got older, it became more like a nightmare. I missed out on a
lot of educational opportunities in Venezuela, but...show more content...
Reading became my escape, I read every book in English I could get my hands on, whether it was a
forbidden John Grisham book my father left out, or an innocent children's book such as The
Secret Garden. The books allowed me to fly to my own world where I could be anything but a kid
stuck away from home. Eventually I read through every fiction book there was in the house, so, I
moved on to the less interesting educational books. Immediately, I fell in love, history books took
me back to a time before mankind, or to the underground railroad! The math books had better
puzzles than any of the mystery novels I had read, the science books answered more than my
parents ever could! I felt like my world had been transformed overnight, nothing was(and still is)
more exciting than the feeling of learning a new concept, or figuring out a difficult math puzzle.
After almost a year of not attending school, I felt like like crying at the prospect of learning
something new.
Unfortunately living in Venezuela made it quite difficult to find books in English. It became
harder for me to find books that I was able to enjoy, especially as we had very few educational
books. Finally, I made a compromise ad started to read more in Spanish. Not only did I read more
in Spanish, I also began to use the internet to my advantage. I had to continue learning, as more time
passed without official schooling the more I became frustrated

The Third Person Narrative Perspective
The third–person narrative perspective became popular in the Victorian Era. One would deem the
3rd person narrator to be more reliable and objective as an external viewer, yet in A High Wind in
Jamaica, written by Richard Hughes, it is evident that the narrator is unreliable and inconsistent. He
becomes a part of the story, unable or unwilling to hide his bias and prejudice. To better understand
the unknown narrator in Hughes' book, one must elucidate on the limitations of the narrator's
abilities, his bias against children, and his child–like behavior.
The narrator explicitly acknowledges that he is unable to read certain people's minds, allowing
himself to appear vulnerable and relatively powerless to the reader. The first group of the people
whose minds he cannot access are the adults. He states, "Jose gave a cry of alarm, sprang onto the
cow's back, and was instantly lowered away–just as if the cinema has already been invented. He
must have looked very comic. But what was going on inside of him the while it is difficult to
know," admitting how arduous of a task it is to read adults' minds. (Hughes, 110) Although the
narrator is best at accessing Emily's thoughts, that ability is majorly tarnished once Emily gets to the
stage of self–realization, and fully stopped once Mr. Mathias, the lawyer, speak to Emily. The
narrator writes, "What was in her [Emily's] mind now? I can no longer read Emily's deeper thoughts,
or handle their cords. Henceforth we must be content to

Third Person Omniscient Point Of View Analysis
Third person omniscient point of view is an old literary technique that is used to to help the readers
understand the characters. There are details that the readers might know but the characters won't
know about each other. Sandra moved from one character to another character and it made the story
easy to understand. A story with so many characters can get confusing and boring but Sandra didn't
let her readers feel that way. The story was interesting to read because of the techniques that Sandra
used in her work. Authors choose the third person omniscient point of view to present their story
because this way their audience is able to picture everything and know everything about the
characters. The description of the male characters in the

Jayson Turner
English 1101
Mrs. Weddle
Narration Essay
3/25/13
First Time Home Alone Just about every teenager aches for his or her first chance of staying home
alone. The thought of being home without any parents, without any authority is amazing. I used to
be one of those teenagers. I was given the chance to have the whole house to myself my sophomore
year of high school. It was a big step in responsibility at the time. I had never been home while my
parents went out of town for a full weekend so I was excited. I did the one thing any kid in high
school would do and I called everyone I knew and told them to come over. I soon figured out that
was not such a good idea. It was a late Sunday night about 9 pm in October, I was...show more
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It started getting really hot and I felt like I was sweating but it was just the intensity of the
situation at hand. I knew I was caught, not sure how they found out but I just came out with the
truth and told them everything. I start going on about how I had planned this all out before they
even left and that I knew I was doing wrong but did not care about the consequences at the time. I
was just trying to have a good time. I had the house to myself and I could do whatever I wanted
with it so I chose to throw a party. It was a bad decision to disobey my parents but in the moment
of hanging with friends you don't really care. My dad starts laughing and says, "I knew you were
going to screw up I just knew it," but my mom begins to cry. At that moment I realized that I hurt
her. She was hoping this one time I would follow the rules. She stood up for me, told my dad that
I was responsible enough now to have the house to myself and I stabbed her in the back. She tried
to talk but she could not get the words out. The only words I heard come from her mouth was,
"I'm disappointed in you son.". I heard it clearly, it was sharp like the tip of a fine knife. I wanted
to kill myself. When your parents tell you that they are disappointed in you it's worse than being
yelled at. As a child you never want to hear your parents say that to you, even as an adult it hurts.
Its as if a piece of you is cut off and lost forever. So when I was sitting there watching my mother

Personal Narrative: 3rd Watch
For the tenth week of my internship, I was told to take the Monday off and report to 3rd watch.
The first day, I was assigned to 3rd watch and I was assigned to P.O. Wasilewski. The first task
that was given to us was lower the flags half mass for in memory of the 4 Marines who were killed
in Tennessee at the recruiting station. After, we went off to patrol P.O. Wasilewski's beat. Later in
the day, we were called in by the Sergeant for assistance. As P.O. Wasilewski was assisting the
Sergeant, Division Chief Bembenek called me over to tell me about a case he was involved in. The
case was about a Child abduction where D.C. Bembenek, a P.O. at the time, almost lost because he
wasn't specific on what type of confirmation was given when identifying...show more content...
Gutierrez. He was 814 at the time so he was the main beat car. The first quarter of the day was
spent doing premise checks around the city. When doing so P.O. Gutierrez was checking plates
and one came up as wanted for not appearing in court, the owner of the vehicle. P.O. Gutierrez
proceeded to pull over the subject. The subject in the car was not the owner of the vehicle but he
was driving without a license. P.O. Gutierrez arrested the subject, then was later released with an
Ibond. Later that day, we drove to a call of a domestic disturbance, between a couple. Both parties
appeared that they wanted a divorce and was given advice on what to do. Another Domestic
disturbance was given to us and this one was about neighbors fighting about property.
The third day, I was assigned to P.O. Murphy. During Briefing the Chief was present and spoke to
us about earning good public relations with the people of Burbank. Through the whole shift it was
a quite afternoon. Close to the end of the shift we assisted P.O. Salinnka with a traffic crash because
she was overwhelmed with the other crashes that occurred that day. This crash was between unit 1
who was trying to back out of her driveway. Unit two was heading south and hit unit 1 on the
right–side rear bumper. Unit 2 was totaled and was to be

Third Person Narrative Essay
What makes a kind, compassionate, moral human being? On the flip side, what makes a monster?
A prevalent theme in the YA novel "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers is image , or how one views
themselves and how they want, or need , in the case of Steve Harmon, others to view them. The
reader is presumably dropped into New York of the late nighties, in time to watch 16–year–old Steve
on trial for a crime he might or might not have committed, despite the dearth of evidence. The story
alternates between a 3rd–person screenplay and diary format as Steve resolves to take up his pen
and document his experience. The narrative follows his view of life

Short Story: First Person Narrative Fiction
The short story is told through a first person narrator, this is due to the narrator is a child called
Elizabeth and that she uses words such as "I" and "We". We get a glimpse of Elizabeth's thoughts
and actions through the quote "With the sun in my eyes, I couldn't see my mammy's face, not even
squinting with both arms above my head and my head tilted". Everything we know about the story
is something that Elisabeth has experienced and therefore our knowledge is limited by her view of
the world.

Second Person Narrative
The first couple steps were bumpy, my trembling feet vibrating against the crackling floor. The
door swings open as I go to knock creating a loud screeching noise. As I walk into the unfamiliar
home, I become more aware of the man I'm about to meet. I travel further into his world and can
hear the noise coming from under my feet. I get closer and closer until I find it, the crooked door
where he told me to meet him. As the stairs appears from the darkness, my path becomes lighted
ahead of me. The shady man sitting on his spinning stool, saying "come in, come in." The rumbling
of the drums coming clear to a stop. though the air speaking a language I have yet to understand.
However, his heart and soul still playing to the beat of the music,...show more content...
I ask him why? He explains how lucky we are to be who we are, and how we don't have an
everyday struggle like the kids do he sees everyday. It was just heartbreaking to see the trouble
they go through as young little kids. As I become more in tune in what he is putting out there, I
am able to understand the message he is passing onto me. It's not all about the work, it's not all
about the money, but surely, it's about helping people who need help. The more he talks the more
I feel the sorrow that drifts into his heart from the kids who surround him. Some not being able to
talk or walk, and some not being able to function without someone's help. "The most self
rewarding jobs we do as a company is when we do charity work for Zoe's Race. We have
supported this foundation for over five years, donating to people who have children with
disabilities." Chic and his crew remodel homes and make them handicap accessible for these
children, making it easier for them and their

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