Who is the story teller?

  Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like if a story that you liked was told in a different point of view? Well the point of view is an important component in telling a story. It can really change the mood of the reader and the tone of the character. In the story Hoot, a boy named Roy just moved into town. He is new to school and already has some enemies.  Roy also has some good friends that are nice most of the time; however, they do get him stuck in some tough situations.

  In the story “Hoot” when Roy was on the bus going to school he saw a kid running without any shoes on so when the bus stopped he ran after him. Roy followed the boy into the woods because he had never seen a random kid running without any shoes on. Roy became curious about this kid because out of all the people that he had seen he has never seen someone like that.

  Since the story is told from Roy’s point of view there would be different feelings toward others. For example Roy may think that Mullet Fingers is a bad kid because he is doing bad things like vandalizing property. But if it were to be told from Beatrix’s point of view then she might think that he isn’t because he is her brother and that he is just fighting for what he thinks is right.

  Also if the story were to have been told in Mullet Fingers point of view than he might have different opinions than Roy. For example Mullet fingers might think that it is ok to vandalize private property to protest. But Roy might think that it is wrong because you can get in some big trouble if you do.

  The point of view can really change the events in the story and how the reader thinks about the other characters. This because some characters may have a good or bad back round with others may influence what the reader thinks about characters.