2nd Person
narrator
What is it?
you
Characteristics
examples
characteristics
- This style is unique due to the implication that the reader is the main character in the story.
- It is seldom used in novels but does give an immediate jolt.
- This point of view attempts to turn the reader into the character.
2nd Person Pronoun
In the second person narrative we express the main character's actions and thoughts using the personal pronoun "you" to address the reader.
What is a second-person narrator?
Second-person narration is a little-used technique of narrative in which the action is driven by a character ascribed to the reader, one known as you. The reader is immersed in the narrative as a character involved in the story.
Examples of 2nd person narrator
books
text
BOOKS WRITTEN IN 2ND PERSON NARRATOR
1. Aura by Carlos Fuentes
2. How to be other woman by Lorrie Moore
3. how to get filthy rich in rising asia by Mohsin Hamid
4. THE DIVER’S CLOTHES LIE EMPTY BY VENDELA VIDA
5. DAMAGE BY A.M. JENKINS
YOU READ THAT AD: AN OFFER OF THAT NATURE DOESN'T COME EVERY DAY.
every day. You read and reread the ad. It seems addressed to you, no one else. Distracted, you let
the ash from the cigarette fall into the cup of tea you've been drinking in this dirty, cheap coffee shop.
this dirty, cheap coffee shop. you will reread.
Aura
for you attention
2nd Person Narrator
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2nd Person
narrator
What is it?
you
Characteristics
examples
characteristics
2nd Person Pronoun
In the second person narrative we express the main character's actions and thoughts using the personal pronoun "you" to address the reader.
What is a second-person narrator?
Second-person narration is a little-used technique of narrative in which the action is driven by a character ascribed to the reader, one known as you. The reader is immersed in the narrative as a character involved in the story.
Examples of 2nd person narrator
books
text
BOOKS WRITTEN IN 2ND PERSON NARRATOR
1. Aura by Carlos Fuentes
2. How to be other woman by Lorrie Moore
3. how to get filthy rich in rising asia by Mohsin Hamid
4. THE DIVER’S CLOTHES LIE EMPTY BY VENDELA VIDA
5. DAMAGE BY A.M. JENKINS
YOU READ THAT AD: AN OFFER OF THAT NATURE DOESN'T COME EVERY DAY. every day. You read and reread the ad. It seems addressed to you, no one else. Distracted, you let the ash from the cigarette fall into the cup of tea you've been drinking in this dirty, cheap coffee shop. this dirty, cheap coffee shop. you will reread.
Aura
for you attention