Sentences with phrase «in first person narration»

A version of this novel in first person narration from Isabelle's point of view would have been intensely revelatory.

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In telling Anatoly Pavlovich Sukhanov's story, she makes skillful use of several different voices, often a straightforward third - person narration, sometimes sliding on occasion in mid-paragraph to the first persoIn telling Anatoly Pavlovich Sukhanov's story, she makes skillful use of several different voices, often a straightforward third - person narration, sometimes sliding on occasion in mid-paragraph to the first persoin mid-paragraph to the first person.

It is addressed to God in the second person, without limiting itself to designating him in the third person as in narration, or to speaking in the first person in his name as in prophecy.

He relies on precisely observed action, a sophisticated and spare technique (no one makes more of off - camera space and sound), and a direct, first - person narration to achieve a fully realized world of remarkable intensity in which our identification with the protagonist is total.

While Brad may be in a constant battle against himself, an internal battle White reveals through near constant voiceover narration — a tricky device best - suited to the first - person novel and not a cinematic character study — White repeatedly opts for the mundane observation, the banal realization.

Garland emulates the first - person narration of the novel with Kathy's voiceover in the film.

Like in Jacob Tremblay's powerful debut performance in Lenny Abrahamson's Room (2015), Auggie's first - person narration emerges as the centrality of the film, and Chbosky recognises how Tremblay's soft - toned, yet childish higher - pitched intonation tugs the heartstrings.

In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan's unforgettable first - person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hopIn the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan's unforgettable first - person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hopin a story of friendship, art, and hope.

From its opening sentence («We rode the hillsides and vales of Missouri, hiding in uniforms of Yankee blue») Woodrell's novel lures the reader into the first - person narration of a young Dutch Southerner destined to become the sort of «hardened youth» whose experience of war and death («we made trash of men and places») is such that when he comes upon two human heads sitting «ripe and pecked» on a pole, he simply notes that one year earlier this sight would have sickened him «beyond consolation».

The Welles connection is worth bearing in mind, in any case, because Apocalypse Now reeks of his influence: not only the portentous offscreen narration, first - person camera angles, and juicy larger - than - life character acting, but much of the chiaroscuro and other lighting effects of Vittorio Storaro's cinematography.

He has fun with this movie's color scheme and inserts black & white photo collages to accompany the first - person narration that appears from time to time, giving his characters the odd ability to tell us how their lives will unfold in the future.

Still, Zoomy makes an appealing, original character, and the insightful first - person narration will definitely keep readers involved in his story, right down to the final secret - code letter and the author's note.

Told in a haunting and powerful first - person narration that casts the streets of Washington, D.C., and Addis Ababa through Sepha's eyes, The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears is a deeply affecting and unforgettable debut novel about what it means to lose a family and a country - and what it takes to create a new home.

So strange a creature is Amir that in order to serve his frantic mind, Mandanipour eschews the formalities of first - or third - person narration in favor of a more unique approach.

First - person narration allows the reader to become completely engaged in the character's way of thinking.

Rachel's first - person narration relays her story in a surprisingly intimate, beautifully earnest voice, likely attributable to Gerber herself suffering from scoliosis and wearing a fitted brace in her formative years.

After 6 novels narrated in the third person, Cornwell returns to first person narration by Kay Scarpetta for this book, which I found easier to read, although the constant analysis of Kay's feelings and borderline paranoia did become tiresome.

Powerful first - person narration characterizes this novel in verse.

Trainer's first - person narration lets us in on every thought and interaction — from her reluctant attraction to her charming co-host to her confrontations with a vicious competitor — leaving us feeling as vulnerable as our haunted heroine.

Part Two opens with a first person narration: Peilan speaks and finally we hear her side of the story, starting with her early life in a small village in China outside Fuzhou.

In her first - person narration, the girl invites readers to «Look at me, follow me into the curl of a breeze,» and her entire body seems to become that curl, along with the wispy wings of the bluebirds who have answered her call.

The basic building blocks came to me right there at the kitchen table: two detective pals; narration by the four - legged one; and all in the first person, which I'd never tried before in a novel.

First - person narration involves people in a way they don't experience with second and third person.

Half life has revolutionised the first person shooter genre and also made significant changes in video game narration and focus on characters, storylines.