Knuxchan
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Post by Knuxchan on Sept 22, 2010 11:42:34 GMT -5
How are most gothic literature written? First-person? Third-person? What's the more traditional PoV (Point of view) to write in for the gothic genre?
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slysionnach
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Post by slysionnach on Sept 22, 2010 14:06:44 GMT -5
I'm not sure if there is a specific traditional POV. I've read first-person and third-person POVs in a variety of Gothic novels. For example, Dracula is first-person epistolary; The Castle of Otranto is written in third (and that's the original Gothic novel, according to some sources). Jane Eyre is in first.
Write what feels good to you!
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Post by Vengeance the Dark Mistress on Sept 22, 2010 16:13:10 GMT -5
It depends on what feel you want to create for your reader. If you want them to feel more a part of the story, use 1st. The downside of first person is that if the main character isn't in a scene, you don't really have anything to write.
3rd person is easier simply because you can write whatever since the 3rd is typical all knowing.
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Post by Belladonna on Sept 22, 2010 22:42:12 GMT -5
I think it's up to you, Knuxchan. A lot of the modern paranormal genre uses first person pov (Twilight, Evernight, Vampire Academy) and that's a great way to get inside your main character's head and make them live on the page.
On the other hand, as Talula pointed out, they cannot write about anything the haven't witnessed, so if they're not in a scene, that scene can't be written... unless you switch to another viewpoint character.
Third person could be in the form of an omniscient narrator who sees everything, even inside each character's head, if you want to go that far.
The best thing to do is try out both forms and see which one you prefer for this story.
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Knuxchan
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Post by Knuxchan on Sept 23, 2010 11:53:36 GMT -5
Thank you for the help and advice! It's going to be hard for me to decide which to use.
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Post by cellospice on Sept 23, 2010 12:16:55 GMT -5
I see benefits to both first person and third person points of view. I think I might use first person though, since it gives a more personal feel to the story.
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S.A. Connor
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Post by S.A. Connor on Sept 25, 2010 20:44:09 GMT -5
I'm going to be writing in first person for mine mainly because it's a mystery where I don't want either my main character or the reader to know anything but what they've seen during the story.
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tickyhead
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Post by tickyhead on Sept 25, 2010 22:48:14 GMT -5
I'll be writing in third person, partially because there will be many things happening that the MC won't see initially, and mostly because the MC is emotionless and entirely logical, which would make for a very boring narrative (unless you're Vulcan...).
I could technically do an epistolary novel, however the novel is supposed to have a feeling of isolation, and most (if not all) of the characters are estranged from any family and friends they have, or had none to begin with. It's a plot point!
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KalDodgson
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Post by KalDodgson on Sept 26, 2010 13:45:34 GMT -5
I'll be using third. I rarely write in first person as I like the freedom to jump between characters and scenes too much.
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Post by marielaurent2223 on Sept 26, 2010 15:47:29 GMT -5
i don't much about first or second person pov, but i think i will be using third because it brings more depth and plot to the novel I'm writing the most as i don't know how to put anything in the first person or second person pov because i have never tired it so that's why i think the third person pov is best!
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Post by marielaurent2223 on Aug 21, 2012 9:41:31 GMT -5
I tend to write either in first or third person limited for my novels. I now know to never write in second person because that is bad for novels plus it does not make sense.
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mariarani
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Post by mariarani on Nov 5, 2020 0:40:47 GMT -5
Mine is written in the first person. But you can get another POV in by having the person discover old diaries or an old letter, maybe? In the Gothic era, people were quite prolific with diaries and letters.
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