consider the following passage written in 3rd...
consider the following passage written in 3rd person objective pov: deputy mickens looked at charlie and scratched his head. all the evidence pointed to charlie’s guilt, but the officer just shook his head. mr. johnson, on the other hand, was fuming. he looked as if he knew that charlie was guilty as sin. after all, charlie had numerous brushes with authority in the past. charlie hung his head, nervously perspiring, and frantically looking around the room. now, read the following passage about the same scene written in 1st person pov from the perspective of someone outside of the room: when i saw them taking charlie into the office, i lingered outside the door, hoping to find out what they were saying. charlie was my best friend, but i couldn’t trust that he was going to take the fall for me. i never guessed they would have the cops involved. this really spiraled out of control! how does the reader’s interpretation of the story change when written in 1st person pov? the reader knows something that charlie does not. the pov does not change the reader’s interpretation. the reader has more sympathy for charlie.