Once Upon a Time

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What is the point of view in Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer?

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Posted by craiggrubbs on January 29, 2010 at 10:55 AM and tagged with fairytale, nadine gordimer, omniscient, omniscient narrator, once upon a time, point of view, third person omniscient narrator

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In Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer, who was born and lived in South Africa, the point of view shifts from a first person to a fairytale-style third person omniscient point of view. John...

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Posted by kplhardison on January 29, 2010 at 12:07 PM

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There are two points of view in Gordimer's short story.  The first is that of Gordimer herself at the start of the work.  She describes being awakened in the middle of the night by the sound...

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Posted by akannan on January 29, 2010 at 11:26 PM

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