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Why are most books written in 3rd person?
I've always like 1st person - especially peripheral characters telling the story like in the Great Gatsby. Another is the character of 'Red' in Stephen King's Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. I wonder though - how does Red have such command of what Andy said and did when Red himself wasn't in every room or situation with him. Presumably he is told about it afterward, but Red tells it with such clarity and confidence, that you think he is there. Funny though, I only cared about this fact since I've become a writer. It never even occurred to me before.
I've always like 1st person - especially peripheral characters telling the story like in the Great Gatsby. Another is the character of 'Red' in Stephen King's Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. I wonder though - how does Red have such command of what Andy said and did when Red himself wasn't in every room or situation with him. Presumably he is told about it afterward, but Red tells it with such clarity and confidence, that you think he is there. Funny though, I only cared about this fact since I've become a writer. It never even occurred to me before.