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The Giver Point Of View Analysis

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The use of limited third person point of view by Lois Lowry in The Giver impacts the story. The narrator describes the story by providing the reader with insight on what Jonas thinks, sees, knows, hears and feels throughout the story. This provides the reader with more than just simple actions, it presents sensory details as well. Although Lowry presents vast knowledge on Jonas, information on other characters throughout the story, such as Fiona, remain undescribed. Knowing the thoughts and emotions, if existent, of Fiona may have led the reader to comprehend the text in a completely different manner through omniscient third person point of view. Unlike omniscient third person point of view, using first person point of view may not have had
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