Response to the first page of "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Sergeyevich

In the novel "Fathers and Sons", by Ivan Sergeyevich, the point of view is third person omniscient because the narrator is all knowing, "While he is sitting there with his knees drawn under him..." (9). Personally I feel that the story is better conveyed when the narrator is omniscient because then I can understand the roles of the characters better as I am more aware of what they are thinking. Also the narrator is a self-conscious …showed first 75 words of 359 total…

…showed last 75 words of 359 total…use in my daily vocabulary, and as a result, I have found it challenging to understand its meaning without reference to a dictionary. In conclusion, this novel is written in third person omniscient, it has an effective order of events, and challenging diction. To this point I find the story to be interesting, and I anticipate that the novel will continue to be appealing and I look forward to reading the rest of the novel.