Reading 25

POV and MODERNISM

Print and read texts by due date and bring to class:

O. Henry
(William Sydney Porter)
1862 –1910
James Joyce
1882–1941

Be prepared to discuss texts as part of class participation. Among other things, consider:

  • How does point of view differ between these stories?

  • Which story involves stream of consciousness, and what evidence supports this?

  • O. Henry is known for his twists, so what is the twist in this story?

Vocabulary to look up:
Modernism
, third-person limited, third-person objective, third-person omniscient, third-person subjective, stream of consciousness