Carlos Fuentes’ use of the second-person point of view makes the readers feel as if they are actually witnessing what it going on as it transpires in order to display the lingering effect of past events on the lives of Consuelo and Felipe.
Frank Kafka depicts a transition in the life of Gregor from a man to a monster by showing readers the effects that family, friends, and society have in creating and changing identities.
Carlos Fuentes’ use of the second-person point of view contributes to the theme of searching for a source of youth by introducing readers to the difficulties of growing up.
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JMERLE // Dec 7th 2015 at 5:49 pm
Tyler, good work! I like all of these statements, but they all need to be tweaked a bit, to be effective. In the first, you could actually focus on the second half of your sentence (and not focus on the second person). If you do that, however, you need to be careful to tighten your focus. In the second, you should discuss EITHER family or society, but not both, and even after you choose one of those, you should choose EITHER a family member (not all of them) or one or two people, as they represent society. The third is your most general, and would have to be reworked to be effective, I think. In other words, how do you want to connect the second person with the search for youth?
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