Cask Of Amontillado Point Of View Analysis

The point of view of the story “The Cask of Amontillado” is from first person. I know this because the narrator of the story is one of the main characters. Key words tell us which point of view the author is using. For example, in this story, the word “I” is used instead of “you”, which would imply second person, or “he” and “she”, which would imply third person. In addition, this story is from the perspective of an unreliable narrator. The narrator was slightly insane and ended up killing the other lead character so he is unreliable.
The point of view of the story “Araby” is first person. It is written using the word “I”. The author uses first person to show how the night went from the perspective of a person who was there rather than someone

who was not. It is also used to show irony. He wanted to take her to Araby so badly but even if she could have gone, he did not have enough money. Also, the story is from the perspective of an unreliable narrator because the boy was so obsessed with the girl, that he may have been confused or unstable.
The tone of the story “Civil Peace” is that the main character feels that he is very lucky. He says “Nothing puzzles God” multiple times throughout the story. Also, in the beginning, the author says that he “counted himself extra-ordinarily lucky” (Acheba). The authors writing style shows that he is very amazed at what is happening around him whether it is good or bad. The language shows us that the story was written many years ago. Certain words like “pound” show us that the story was written in London and not in the United States. Also, the war that is being written about, give us clues that this is not a current event.