I was watching “2001: A Space Odyssey,” for some unknown reason expecting a conventional science fiction stories. Right at the beginning, I was just completely confused. I asked myself “Why the hell are there a bunch of apes? Why are they freaking out about that black tower thing? What does this have to do with space?!” I didn’t think it was a bad movie at all; I mean it was actually pretty engrossing after the weird gorilla tribe intro, but it definitely wasn’t what I was expecting at first. I also thought that star gate scene was extraordinarily trippy. In a good way, of course.
You were watching “2001: A Space Odyssey,” for some unknown reason expecting a conventional science fiction stories. Right at the beginning, you were just completely confused. You asked yourself “Why the hell are there a bunch of apes? Why are they freaking out about that black tower thing? What does this have to do with space?!” You didn’t think it was a bad movie at all; you thought it was actually pretty engrossing after the weird gorilla tribe intro, but it definitely wasn’t what you were expecting at first. You also found that star gate scene was extraordinarily trippy. In a good way, of course.
He was watching “2001: A Space Odyssey,” for some unknown reason expecting a conventional science fiction stories. Right at the beginning, He was just completely confused. He asked himself “Why the hell are there a bunch of apes? Why are they freaking out about that black tower thing? What does this have to do with space?!” He didn’t think it was a bad movie at all; he thought it was actually pretty engrossing after the weird gorilla tribe intro, but it definitely wasn’t what he was expecting at first. He also found that star gate scene was extraordinarily trippy. In a good way, of course.
The first person form comes off as more conversational, as if the character is discussing the personal story with the reader. The second person meanwhile actually seems more first person than a first person perspective itself, involving the person reading directly as opposed to an external character speaking and relaying the story in "I's," possibly addressing the reaction readers may have to that event. The third person view meanwhile comes across as more of a story as opposed to a dialogue, portraying the events from an outside, more impersonal perspective to the reader.
-Tomas
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I agree with your point that the second person comes off seeming more first person than first person does. I think it is because the first person sounds like you are telling a story to another party, while the second person sounds like you are telling a story to yourself. It seems more personal and emotional that first person does. Maybe that is why the story we read in class seemed more intimate than other stories I have read in my life.
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