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DeadJo Posted 11 years ago
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Is the following sentence in 3rd person objective?
I am asking online because I would like an answer without bias. I will give both sides of the argument. Thank you.
Is this sentence in 3rd person objective (perspective)? "Outsiders would walk by and stare with confused faces."
My teacher's argument that it would not be 3rd person objective is that it implies that the "outsiders" felt confused. In 3rd person objective, it should merely state what can be seen. My argument that it is indeed in 3rd person objective is that it states that the "outsiders" had confused faces. One can observe the facial expression of another. It did not state how the outsiders felt, rather their facial expression. My teacher asked another teacher, and they agreed with each other, while my sister asked her English professeur and he stated that I was probably correct.
Please let me know if I am incorrect. Thank you for any input on this. Sorry if this is a double post.
Is this sentence in 3rd person objective (perspective)? "Outsiders would walk by and stare with confused faces."
My teacher's argument that it would not be 3rd person objective is that it implies that the "outsiders" felt confused. In 3rd person objective, it should merely state what can be seen. My argument that it is indeed in 3rd person objective is that it states that the "outsiders" had confused faces. One can observe the facial expression of another. It did not state how the outsiders felt, rather their facial expression. My teacher asked another teacher, and they agreed with each other, while my sister asked her English professeur and he stated that I was probably correct.
Please let me know if I am incorrect. Thank you for any input on this. Sorry if this is a double post.
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DeadJo confused Here is the key word. The argument is whether this word conveys information about the interior feelings of the outsiders or whether it is simply a description of the surface features of their faces. If it is the latter, then, in my opinion, their faces must have looked like the faces in a blurry, out-of-focus photograph.
- DeadJo confused Here is the key word.
- The argument is whether this word conveys information about the interior feelings of the outsiders or whether it is simply a description of the surface features of their faces.
- If it is the latter, then, in my opinion, their faces must have looked like the faces in a blurry, out-of-focus photograph.
- I don't think the writer used the word in that sense.
- A related argument is whether confusion can be seen.
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DeadJoconfusedHere is the key word.
The argument is whether this word conveys information about the interior feelings of the outsiders or whether it is simply a description of the surface features of their faces.
If it is the latter, then, in my opinion, their faces must have looked like the faces in a blurry, out-of-focus photograph. I do
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I agree with your view.
Compare this 3rd person omniscient version. "Confused outsiders would walk by and stare."
Clive
Compare this 3rd person omniscient version. "Confused outsiders would walk by and stare."
Clive
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Here is the definition.
http://www.ohio.edu/people/hartleyg/ref/fiction/pov.html
Third Person Objective: The narrator can only relate to the reader what is seen or heard. A good writer can tell a completely objective story in such a way that the reader is able to determine the fe
http://www.ohio.edu/people/hartleyg/ref/fiction/pov.html
Third Person Objective: The narrator can only relate to the reader what is seen or heard. A good writer can tell a completely objective story in such a way that the reader is able to determine the fe
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