Parkers Back And A Rose For Emily Analysis - 1245 Words

Narrative Point of View in â€Å"Parker’s Back† and â€Å"A Rose For Emily† An author’s use of narrative point of view has a significant impact on the presentation and interpretation of a text. The choice of a first-person narrative, for instance, will create a viewpoint that is substantially different in comparison to a third-person narrative. In â€Å"Parker’s Back,† Flannery O’Connor uses a third-person limited point of view. Faulkner’s â€Å"A Rose For Emily† employs a first person point of view. In â€Å"Parker’s Back,† the third-person limited narrative allows the author to take an objective, analytical view of Parker that allows the reader to understand the protagonist’s psychology; in â€Å"A Rose For Emily,† the reader’s knowledge of Miss Emily is†¦show more content†¦In the same way that the eyes of the tattoo make Parker feel â€Å"transparent,† the third perso n limited narration also makes Parker transparent to the reader by allowing the reader to access Parker’s thoughts and feelings. Parker likes to maintain control over what is seen and known about him; this is clear in the fact that all of his previous tattoos have been on the front of his body: â€Å"He had no desire for one anywhere he could not readily see it himself† (Kennedy and Gioia 430). On a more abstract level, Parker keeps his real name a secret and goes only by his initials; his first real act of intimacy with Sarah Ruth is to share his name: Obadiah Elihue. The third person limited point of view, therefore, allows the reader to do what both the eyes of Christ in the tattoo and Parker’s wife do: to see Parker as he really is, not as he pretends to be. In contrast to the third person limited point of view in â€Å"Parker’s Back,† the point of view in â€Å"A Rose For Emily† is the first person. The narrator’s exact identity; the first line refers to â€Å"our whole town,† implying that s/he is a towns person and neighbor. In fact, the narrator is never specified as one, single person; the pronouns â€Å"our† and â€Å"we† seem to indicate that the narrator consists of several people, or even the town as a collective whole. Rather than being told by a narrator who is outside of the story, and therefore objective, the first person nature of this narratorShow MoreRelatedMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pagescases that have stimulated student discussions and provoked useful insights, but newer case possibilities are ever contesting for inclusion. Examples of good and bad handling of problems and opportunities are forever emerging. But sometimes we bring back an oldie, and with updating, gain a new perspective. For new users, I hope the book will meet your full expectations and be an effective instructional tool. Although case books abound, you and your students may find this somewhat unique and very