Question

how is this not right

Answer 1

So your narrator is going to be the person telling the story not writing it.

Answer 2

What is this based on?

Answer 3

S.E. Hinton is the author of the story.

If you think about it, Ponyboy would be the narrator. He is the one telling his story about what happened. I read the book and watched the movie....he is writing an essay/story on events that went on previously in his life.

Answer 4

The book that the question is referring to is S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

Answer 5

Sometimes the author can be the narrator but if your reading a book in 1st person, then it would be the person who is telling you about their life, or the main character.

Answer 6

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @MrMudd183
The book that the question is referring to is S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders
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i luv dat book o:

Answer 7

Yep, what Mudd said. The narrator should b Ponyboy because the story is told primarily from his point of view (though last I recall I don't think any other characters' POVs were covered to begin with)

Answer 8

be*
Whoops, typo.

Answer 9

According to cliffnotes.com, it says that the book is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy told by the protagonist Ponyboy Curtis

Source URL: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/o/the-outsiders/book-summary

Answer 10

The narrator is where you hear the story from. The book itself is by the author, but the narrator may or may not be a character in the story.

If you see "I" "me" etc. it's likely one of the characters, if you just see character names then it's probably something called a "third person omniscient" narrator that is NOT part of the story.

Answer 11

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @MrMudd183
According to cliffnotes.com, it says that the book is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy told by the protagonist Ponyboy Curtis

Source URL: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/o/the-outsiders/book-summary
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Quick edit....the book is about a 14-year-old boy by the name of Ponyboy Curtis, telling us, the readers, what happened

Answer 12

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @kittybasil
The narrator is where you hear the story from. The book itself is by the author, but the narrator may or may not be a character in the story.

If you see "I" "me" etc. it's likely one of the characters, if you just see character names then it's probably something called a "third person omniscient" narrator that is NOT part of the story.
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Also, good explaination there Kitty :)

Answer 13

Kitt* but thanks.

Here's a list of narration types by the way, if you need a frame of reference @xxcoffee: Examples of Narration

Answer 14

oh makes better since