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Question

At the pizza place, Tony the baker was getting the pizzas ready for baking. He flattened out a ball of dough into a large pancake and tossed it in the air. He spread tomato sauce on it, sprinkled it with cheese, and shoved it in the oven. Then the telephone rang. “A fellow from the factory wants a large pizza delivered in a hurry,” Tony’s wife called. “OK, I’ll get my coat,” said Tony.

1) What is the narrative perspective?

2) Identify character's thoughts which are revealed?

3) Identify the author's purpose and explain your answer.

 

Answer 1

We're not getting any of Tony's thoughts or his wife's. Note that you only see actions. When determining point of view, it's useful to pick out character names and pronouns. "I," "we," and "us," for instance, indicate first person, meaning that you're hearing the story from one character's point of view, fully inside their head, probably hearing their thoughts in addition to seeing their actions described. If the pronouns like "he," or "she," or the character's name is used, it's third person, meaning you're hearing the story from someone else who may or may not be another character or narrator who may or may not be able to see what's going on in any given characters' minds. Finally, if "you" is used, the point of view is called second person, and it's meant to be from a fictionalized reader's point of view. You're the reader, but the author puts certain characteristics and assumptions onto you. It's not common. Here, since we only have actions and no personal pronouns, only the use of the character's names, you can assume the narrative perspective (or point of view) is third person. As for discovering purpose, it's best to look at what you feel and what you learn from reading the passage, in addition to the mood and tone you get from the words and sentence structure. These things will help you decide what the author is trying to accomplish. I hope this helps.