Point of View Questioniare (On The Rainy River)

1. What point of view does the story use? Is the story told from a first-person perspective, in which the narrator is one of the characters in the story, and refers to himself or herself as “I”? Or is the story told from a third-person perspective, in which the narrator is not one of the characters in the story or may not participate in the events of the story?

- The story is told from Tim O'Brien point of view. It is told from a first-person perspective which the narrator is one of the characters in the story and refers himself as I.

2. What are the advantages of the chosen point of view? Does it furnish any clues as to the purpose of the story?

 

- The advantage of first person perspective is that the author can express his feeling he can describe the characteristic or personality what he is. First-person persepective can give many feelings to the reader than third-person perspective.

 

3. Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Does he/she have a limited knowledge or understanding of characters and events in the story? Does the narrator know almost everything about one character or every character including inner thoughts?

 

- I would say the narrator knowledge was unreliable he told the story by flashback asking question in his head in that time he didn't know anything about the war. He begin with nothing at the begginning of the story

 

4. Does the author use point of view primarily to reveal or conceal? Does he ever unfairly withhold important information known to the focal character?

 

- The point of view is reveal by the author little by little. The narrator tell the event of the story little by little

On The Rainy River

The last thing I remember Summary 2

Summary 50-100

As Charlie West running to the black square the flash back come to his mind. His show in auditorium many people were there watching this show. Parents, Friends, even the girl he like waiting to watch Charlie West show a Karate show. He was at the back of curtain. He peep through the curtain watching others performing there show. While he investigate over the auditorium he saw the girl he like. He fell in fear and now this is his turn showing his karate demonstration. His mind is thinking of failing this. He is going to break a cinder block by his bear hand but his mind is telling him to fail this show he scare that he would miss or fail this show and everyone will laugh at him made him embarass. He take a deep breath and show his show he can do it. He know that confidence help him to success the thing he want.

After that flash back he return to reality as he running toward the black square he jump through that window. He think he could not pass through that window but he made it. He jump through the window and roll on to the field of grass. Infront of him was a forest a big forest. The guard jump through the window to catch him but he fight back with those gaurd and made them knock out.

 He run with his life into the forest. He could escape from those bad guys now but the bad thing is he lost his way in this forest. He does not have any food or any survival things. This is very bad he think to himself but he had learn survival skill in his school. First of First he must find shelter and food. While he walking through the forest he found some mushroom and berries. He know some of species of mushroom that can eat he collect some of them. The sky is getting dark and the wheather is getting cold now. While he walking thinking about how he happily live in school and his home.

As he thinking about his life in school and home. He accidentally found a cave he think to himself this should be a good shelter to live until he gain his power back because he is very tired now. He quickly move in to that cave and begin to burn some wood. Now he had fire and food to live he began to eat those berries and mushrooms. After he eat some of them he begin to sleepy. He lie down on some rock and begin to fell asleep into his wonderful dreams.

The last thing I remember Summary 1

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A boy woke up strapped to a chair in the white room his name was Charlie West. He look around the room he see many torturing tools many cloths fill with blood. A room with a concrete floor and cinder block walls. He look up there was a single bare light bulb hung glaring from a wire above him. He was terrified and confuse. He was in fear he asked himself  "What was the last thing I remembered...?"

An ordinary day in September. That's all there was before the insanity began. He remember. That night that last night he was in his room doing his homework. History paper due "What Is the Best Form of Government?" As he doing his work his talking with his friend about the movie he had watch. As he done his homework he went to sleep.

As he woke up he look around he was in this metal chair being strapped. He was panic the fear is coming in his feeling he look around he saw a man outside the door. He think is was his friend he try to shout out for help but one tiny moment he thought if he was strapped to this chair and been torture the outside man is surely not his friend. He heard those man are talking outside. He heard not clearly but he heard that there will kill West Charlie West himself. As those two men approaching to the door he remember that he was a karate black-belt. So he has his confidence to fight with this guys. As those two man nearly come to him he unlock the strapped chair by his card in his pocket that his master give him as a gift. Then he fight with those two man with all his might. He finally win he trying to escape this building the way running was white with cinder block a straight hallway. He run with all his life the guard are running after him getting so close. Then he see a black square window he dose not think anymore he quickly run to that black square.