Narrator's Manner example essay topic

"A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett Individual Prose Performance Introduction: "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is about a little girl, named Sara Crewe, who attends a boarding school in London away from her loving father. She wears beautiful clothes, has gracious manners, and tells the most wonderful stories. Then one day, Sara becomes penniless and must wear rags, sleep in the school's dreary attic and work for a living. She is all alone, but keeps telling herself that she can still be a little princess inside, if only she tries hard enough.

1. WHO: a. I believe that the narrator, although never stated, is a older woman figure who has a very open personality with loving and giving traits. Being an undramatized speaker, the narrator really gives the reader something to look forward to when she looks at all aspects of each character throughout the story and looks into the minds of all. b. The narrator's point of view is third-person omniscient, in which third person is used and has the ability to share what all the characters are feeling or thinking (total omniscience) or what only a few characters are feeling or thinking (limited omniscience).

The narrator is outside the story undramatized and subjective. c. The characters in the piece I am doing are Sara Crewe, Captain Crewe and Miss Minchin. d. The narrator is speaking to anyone who wants to listen to the story of a girl and her father being separated for the first time. 2. WHAT: a. "A Little Princess" is about a little girl, named Sara Crewe, who attends a boarding school in London away from her loving father.

The plot of the story is a causal plot, meaning that there are motivations and reasons behind events or actions stated in the story. 3. WHERE: a. The story takes place in London, England before and during WWI, at Miss Minchin's boarding school. b. The narrator is telling the story in present day setting.

4. WHEN: a. The narrator manipulates the story in terms of description with how almost all the events that take place in the story are clearly described by the character's thoughts, feelings, actions and appearance. b. The events of this story take place before and during WWI. 5. HOW: a.

The author's tone is sympathetic in this piece. b. The narrator's manner or style is informal in this piece. c. The mood of the piece is joyous. d. The dialogue used in this piece is direct. 6.

WHY: a. The narrator is telling the story to entertain and share with the reader. b. The theme being conveyed by the author in this piece, would be: life is too short to not have an imagination and to always be kind to your neighbor no matter who they are and to always make the best out of what you have..