The point of view for my novel Night by Elie Wiesel is that of first person. I think the author choose to do this novel in first person to show the life of a Jew during the holocaust and give the reader a feeling of how it felt for them in their perspective and what they went through. The point of view contributes to the narrative because reading through a real survivor of the holocaust , gives a feeling of depth and reality of what the Nazi's did during World War 2. If I were given the choice to change the point of view I would not change it, because I believe reading through first person perspective for this situation is ideal and gives the reader an image or idea of the horror that the Jews went through during the holocaust.
The main character in my novel, The Monster, is Steve Harmon. I believe Steve Harmon to be a very unique character. Due to what is said in the novel, "Sixteen-year old STEVE HARMON is sitting on the edge of a metal cot, head in hands. He is thin,brown skinned.(Myers 7)", we know that he is a young black teenager. He is very determined, because through out the book when Steve is in jail he is determined to show that he is not weak, for example, "I didn't shout out in my sleep.That would look weak to everybody. It's not good to be weak in here(Myers 64)." Also he is scared and he really hates living in prison, for example,"The best time to cry is at night, when the lights are out and someone is being beaten up and screaming for help(Myers 1)" and "I hate this place. I can't write it enough times to make it look the way I feel. I hate, hate, hate this place!!(Myers 46)." Lastly Steve is depressed and almost suicidal when he is prison, for example, "But here i am, maybe on the verge of losing my life, or the life i used to have." and "When she left and I had to go back to the cell area, i was more depressed than i have been since I've been here(Myers 205)."
In the TV show Two and a Half Men, they're is pretty much a stock character in every episode. You don't get know a whole lot about the character, but just by the way they look or act you can tell what the specific characters role is. For example, when Charlie and Allen go to the hospital they meet up with a doctor. The doctor is an Indian, which is a common stereotype towards Indian. He also has an Indian accent, which puts another stereotype towards him. Also the doctor is wearing the surgical uniform with a stethoscope around his neck and also a has name tag on his chest stating his identity as a doctor. Due to all this minor information, the audience is told that this man is a doctor.
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The mood that is being created in the opening of my novel MONSTER is a dark, serious and depressing mood. This is probably due to the theme of the novel being about the struggle of a 16 years old black teenager who commits a crime and is arrested and is sent to prison for life. Three direct quotes that I think reveal efficiently of the mood of my novel is in the beginning, "The best time to cry is at night, when the lights are out and someone is being beaten up and screaming for help." This quote shows how dark and scary prison can be when your all alone. Another quote is, "If anybody knows that that your are crying, they'll start talking about it and soon it'll be your turn to get beat up when the lights go out." This quote shows how serious prison and the people in it can be. The last quote, "They take away your shoelaces and your belt so you can't kill yourself no matter how bad it is. I guess making you live live is part of the punishment.", I believe shows how depressing life in prison can get for the character in my story. Therefore the overall mood in the beginning of my novel is not that of a happy one, but instead a dark and depressing one.
Myers, Walter Dean, and Christopher Myers. "1." Monster. New York, N.Y.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. 1-5. Print.
