Point of View in Fairy Tales

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Point of View in Fairy Tales
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Point of View in Art

• In art its the angle of view from which a person
  sees the picture or scene.
• Lets look at a photograph to determine angle of
  view.

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What is beyond the green tree in the foreground?
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New Angles in Photographs

• Point of view in a story is like the angle of a
  photograph.
• A different angle in a picture gives us a new way
  of thinking about it.

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Point of View in Literature

• In literature point of view is the angle which a
  reader connects to the storyusually by the
  person who tells the story.
• In Cendrillon, we know the person telling the
  story is Nannin, Cendrillons godmother.

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The Person Telling the Story

• Having a character relate the events makes a
  story more personal and helps the reader feel
  involved.
• Cendrillons godmother can only see things from
  her own understanding.
• For instance, she doesnt know Cendrillons
  thoughts, but she can tell what Cendrillons
  feelings are from her actions and words.

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What Happens When Point of View Changes?

• What if the wicked stepmom, Madame Prosperine,
  tells the story?
• What if Paul tells the story?

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Other Point of View Choices

• How would the story change if a distant,
  all-knowing narrator told the story? This person
  is called a 3rd person narrator.
• What if you are the I person telling the story?
  How will the story change? This person is called
  the 1st person narrator.

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You Decide!

• Would Cendrillon be a better fairy tale if
  another character told the story?
• Think about this as you choose the next
  Cinderella fairy tale to read.