My
novel, “Marked” by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast is told in first
person. I think the authors chose this point of view because having
the protagonist's (Zoey's) feelings being told along with what is
actually happening physically in the story gives us as readers a
better story to read and relate to. The protagonist shares their
thoughts on each character and setting which gives us an insight to
the character's feelings and moods which helps us overall relate to
the character in different ways. An example of this is with Zoey's
step dad. During the novel, her thoughts show us that she most
definitely hates him with a passion. But without her thoughts, we
would have only seen the way she speaks to him directly which would
definitely not show the readers her true emotions which overall help
the reader to relate once again.
If
i were given a choice to change the point of view, I definitely would
not! I think having the protagonist writing as first person gives the
readers a much better understanding of everything happening. If the
author had chosen to write the novel in a different point of view,
the novel would definitely lose interest more quickly because we
would not be as attached and connected to the characters as we are
with the protagonists thoughts being told to us. Overall, the novel
has gotten me attached because of the way it was written with the
character so I wouldn't change a thing!
Cast, P. C., and Kristin Cast. Marked. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007. Print.
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