: Re: First or third person I'm sitting with a bit of a dilemma. I'm writing a novel and I'm struggling with the decision of whether I should use first or third person. I prefer third person, also

@Cugini967

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If your story is completely focus on a women, her survival, and the challenges that she has to face then first person view will be really helpful. The readers will get more attached to the character and the feelings,struggles and pains of the character will pass to the reader more effectively.

Where in third person view , you can easily shift from scenes to scenes. It has the flexibility of the God's Eye.

for example:
if a lion follows our main character, and if she is not aware of it:

in Third person view

you can tell the readers about the coming danger in detail, and can
create a tension.

in first person view

(if the lion attack the main character)

you can show them how unexpected was it, how you(MC) feel, the pain,
etc. If you talk about your pain,it has more effect on the reader other
than you let someone else to tell it.

Also, I think survival stories are usually written in first person view, like Robinson crusoe.

Good luck with your writing, Break a pencil :)

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