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The way a wolf sees things: in telling the story of his famous wolf-dog, Jack London presented point of view with great skill. (Author's Craft).

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From: Writing!
Date: 20020101
Author:Geller, Conrad

the first problem storytellers face is, "Who should tell the story?" Here's one possibility: 

 
      One day a little girl crossed the woods to bring a basket of goodies to 
   her ailing grandmother....

Or, storytellers can imagine they are one of the characters: 

 
      As I set off through the woods, I hoped that Grandma was feeling better 
   today....

The first method uses a third-person narrator (he, she, or it). The second employs a first-person narrator (I).

When writers choose a third-person narrator to tell the story, they still face decisions about point ...

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