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LitCourse 3
How to Read: Finding meaning

Evaluating Literature —viewpoint

Whoever tells the story determines its point of view. A narrator shapes a story by controlling how much information readers are given and when.

• The son narrates the events of the story; we see what he wants us to see, through his perspective.
• He provides insight into his parents' differing personalities and their clash of values.
• He is frank about his own fears and anxieties; later, he tells us about his epiphany—a new found respect for his father and new perspective on life.

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