Refugee Allan Gratz Motif

Development of Point of View

by Sara Kondas

Multiple Choice

What do we mean when we talk about a character’s “Point of View”?

• A character's perspective or how he/she views other people, issues or events 

• A character's personality traits

• A character's physical apperance

• A character's goal for their life

​When we discuss a character's point of view, we use three (3) academic terms:

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• When we analyze how an author determines point of view, we look at how the point of view is established.

• ​When we analyze how an author develops point of view, we look at how the point of view builds over time. 

  ​When we analyze how an author contrasts points of view, we look at how two or more points of view are different.

Multiple Choice

When we analyze how an author determines point of view, we look....

• at how the point of view is established.

• how the point of view builds over time

• how two or more points of view are different.

Multiple Choice

When we analyze how an author develops point of view, we look at....

• at how the point of view is established.

• how the point of view builds over time

• how two or more points of view are different.

Multiple Choice

​When we analyze how an author contrasts points of view....

• at how the point of view is established.

• how the point of view builds over time

• how two or more points of view are different.

Multiple Choice

When we talk about Point of view, which concepts do we also mean?

• perspective, viewpoint, opinion, attitude,

• fact, evidence, proof

• personality traits, age, physical appearance

• relationships, associations, connections

​When looking at how an author determines a character's point of view, we must consider:

• ​Character's thoughts

• ​Character's actions

• ​Character's dialogue with other characters

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​Apply this to REFUGEE.

Multiple Choice

When the text states, (Josef) "leaped to his feet, grabbed the arm of one of the men carrying his father and tried to pull him off."  

What can we conclude is Josef's point of view of this event?  

• He is angry with the Nazi soldiers because they are trying to take away his father.  

• He is mad at his father for letting the Nazi soldiers take him away.  

• He is angry at his mother for letting the Nazi soldiers take his father away. 

• He is frustrated with the Nazi occupation of Germany.  

​When looking at how an author develops a character's point of view, we must consider:

• ​How a character's role within the family or friend structure has changed.

• ​How their actions have changed since the beginning of the text.

• ​How their dialogue with other characters has changed since the beginning of the text.

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​Apply this to REFUGEE!

Open Ended

How the author developed Mahmoud's in this passage?

​When looking at how an author contrats characters' points of view, we must consider:

• ​How each character's point of view is developed

• Specifically, what is different about each character's point of view

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​Apply this to REFUGEE!

Open Ended

How has Alan Gratz contrasted Isabel's, Josef's, and Mahmoud's point of view as they have each gone through their journey as a refugee?