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The Advantages and Disadvantages of First Person Narration in
Summary: Sinclair Ross' use of first-person narration to tell the story in his novel As for Me and My House has advantages and disadvantages. First-person narration, as Ross uses through the character Mrs. Bentley, offers a more personal feel to the story, provides more detailed descriptions, and allows the reader to feel more involved with the story. On the other hand, such a technique introduces the narrator's biases and limits the story to what the narrator sees directly.
The novel, As For Me and My House, by Sinclair Ross is narrated using a first person narrator. The narrator of the novel is Mrs. Bentley, and she narrates the novel through series of journal entries. Writing in first person narration has its advantages and disadvantages. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a first person narrator specifically for the novel As For Me and My House.
Because the novel is written in the first person, it gives a more personal feeling and gives it a sense of directness that is missing in other narrative styles. Also, first person narrators are often able to give detailed descriptions and make the reader feel more involved. Because Mrs. Bentley is telling the story through her journal entries, the reader gets an inside look of Mrs. Bentley's feelings that the characters in the novel are not able to...
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