What are three types of narrative voice?
Answer: First person, second person and third person narrative voice.
Explanation:
In the first person point of view, the character (typically the main character of the story) is the narrator. This type of narrative voice is characterized by the use of words such as "I", "me" or "we."
In the second person point of view, the narrator directly addresses the readers. We can recognize second person point of view by the often use of words "you", "your", "yours."
Finally, the third person point of view is a perspective in which there is an external narrator who tells the story. He/she does not actively participate in the plot. Therefore, when speaking about the characters from the story, the narrator would refer to them as "he", "she, "they", etc.
Which type of narrative voice to you find the most effective in storytelling? Give an example of this from a book or story you have read or a movie you have seen.
Answer: There is no universal narrative voice that is going to be the most effective in all of the cases. The most appropriate type of narration for a particular book/movie depends on the story itself.
Explanation:
Which type of narrative voice is going to be the most effective depends on the story itself. Sometimes, when a story is told from the first person point of view, it enables the narrator to establish a more close relationship with the audience. The readers get to know the narrator and learn about his character traits, since he is an active participant in the story itself. For instance, in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the story is told from the first person point of view. One of the main characters in the story, Jean Louise "Scout", narrates the story as an adult, describing the events from her childhood.
