Point of view 理解作者的写作角度.docx

Point of view 理解作者的写作角度Point of view 理解作者的写作角度 作者通常采用两种方式讲故事。一种方式是让故事中的人物讲述故事中发生的事情，通常采用我(I)或我们(we)这些表示第一人称的代词。这是从第一人称的角度(first-person point of view)讲述故事。In the first-person point of view, the person who tells the story takes part in the action of the story. When reading stories in the first person, we need to realize that the person who tells the story might not be objective (客观的). We should question the trustworthiness (可信度) of what the person tells. 另一种方式是以第三者而不是故事中人物的身份讲述故事中发生的事情，讲述者通常采用他(he)、她(she)、它(it)或他们(they)这些表示第三人称的代词。这是从第三人称的角度(third-person point of view)讲述故事。Here the person who tells the story does not take part in the action of the story as one of the characters, but lets us know exactly how the characters feel. We learn about the characters through this outside voice. 阅读故事时，我们需要思考是谁在讲故事。我们可以自我提问：如果从另外一个角度讲故事，会有哪些不同？As you read a piece of fiction think about these things: How does the point of view affect your responses to the characters? How is your response influenced by how much the person who tells the story knows and how objective he or she is? First-person narrators are not always trustworthy. It is up to you to determine (决定) what the truth is and what is not. Read each story. Decide who is telling the story. A donkey in Guizhou A LONG time ago the people of Guizhou Province had not heard of or seen a donkey. So someone shipped one there, but finding no use for it, he set it loose at the foot of the mountain. A tiger ran out of the mountain. When he saw this big tall thing, he thought it must be a very fierce (凶猛的) animal. He quickly hid himself in the grass and watched it from under cover. Sometimes the tiger came to the donkey a little nearer, but still kept a respectful distance. One day the tiger came out again. Just then the donkey gave a loud sound. Thinking the donkey was going to eat him, the tiger hurriedly ran away. After a while he came back and watched the donkey carefully. He found that though it had a huge body, it seemed to have no special ability. After a few days the tiger gradually became accustomed (习惯的) to its loud sound and was no longer so afraid. Sometimes he even came near and circled around the donkey. Later the tiger became ruder. Once he walked in front of the donkey and purposely pushed it. This made the donkey so angry that it struck out its hind legs and kicked wildly. Seeing this, the tiger was very happy. “Such a big thing as you can do so little!” With a roar he pounced on the donkey and ate it up. (240 words)