Point Of View Ivan Denisovich
...f view presents us the story directly from the eyes and mind of one of the characters who is, or was, participating in the events of the story, usually in an important role. This advantage of such a technique is that it allows the reader to become more attached and more intimate with one of the characters which can, in turn, create an emotional attachment between the reader and the events in the book. It is this kind of emotional response that most authors are after. The second form of point of view can be recognized by the fact that the reader is presented with not only the thoughts and perspectives of one of the characters, but the thoughts and perspectives of many. Also, this technique does not use such familiar terms such as "I" or "we", but uses "he", "she" or "they" instead. The advantage of this technique is that the author is able to show everything that happens, even if it is beyond the scope of one person. In effect, the author knows all and can tell the reader everything that is happening. Finally, the third point of view is somewhat akin to first person participant as the feelings and thoughts of one of the characters is made availa...