Point Of View

The book Speak is written in Melinda's view, which is first persons point of view. She speaks for herself, and tells about what she went through. The word "I", and "my" is used throughout the book. On page 5 she wrote in first persons point of view a couple of times. The author explains what Melinda is doing by saying "I stand in the center of the auditorium..." She also said "I grab a seat." On page 57, the author says " I go to bed the night before Thanksgiving at 10 p.m." When the author uses the first persons point of view, she is basically telling the reader what Melinda is doing, or what Melinda is attempting to do. She also used first point of view to show how Melinda feels. On page 3, it says " It is my first morning of high school. I have seven new notebooks, a shirt I hate, and a stomachache." Melinda had mixed feelings about going into school. She didn't feel like she was ready, and she thought negative the whole time.1. The significance of this passage is that Melinda is because when the book is written in a certain persons point of view, it has a different meaning. If the book wasnt written in Melinda's point of view, the book would be different. 2.The authors purpose to this passage is to show what the things that the character does. When Melinda does something, acts on something, or attemptes to do something, She uses the word I. 3. I think that this is the authors purpose because the author wanted to be well detailed, and drag the readers attention. Also she wanted to make the reader understand how Melinda was feelign as she was going through everything. It showed the reader all of Melindas actions.4.This is a passage that had many different effects on me. At one point I felt happy, and at another point I felt upset. I thought I was Melinda becasue of how detailed it was. I thought of times that I went through situations like her.