1. How does the narrator in the Curt Lemon excerpt establish a relationship with the reader?

2. What does the narrator's choice of details reveal about his perspective on the soldiers' situation?

3. How does the narrator's use of first-person point of view affect the reader's connection to the story?

1. What is the key difference between a first-person narrator and a third-person all-knowing narrator?

2. What information can a first-person narrator provide and what information is unavailable to them?

3. How does the third-person all-knowing narrator in the Jimmy Cross excerpt differ from the first-person narrator in the Curt Lemon excerpt?

1. What distinguishes a third-person observational narrator from a third-person all-knowing narrator?

2. How does a first-person narrator's involvement in the story shape their perspective and potential bias?

3. What types of information can and cannot be provided by a third-person narrator who is not affected by the events?

1. How does point of view filter the details a narrator shares with readers?

2. How might the Curt Lemon excerpt change if told from Curt Lemon's first-person perspective instead?

3. What would be different about the Jimmy Cross excerpt if Jimmy himself were the first-person narrator?