The short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” is told in first person point of view. How would the connection between the audience and the story most likely change if the story was told in the third person point of view?

a) The audience would most likely feel less connected to the story on a personal level.

b) The audience would most likely feel the same connection regardless of the point of view.

c) The audience would most likely feel more connected to the story since the point of view is objective.

A?

I agree.

Yes, option A is correct. The audience would most likely feel less connected to the story on a personal level if "The Tell-Tale Heart" was told in the third person point of view.

To arrive at this answer, it is important to understand the difference between first person and third person point of view. In first person point of view, the story is narrated by one of the characters, using pronouns like "I" and "we." This creates a sense of intimacy and immediacy, as the audience experiences the events directly through the narrator's perspective. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," for example, the use of first person point of view allows the reader to delve into the narrator's mind and experience their inner thoughts and feelings.

On the other hand, in third person point of view, the story is told by a narrator who is not a character in the story, and uses pronouns like "he," "she," or "they." This perspective provides a more objective and distant viewpoint, as the narrator is an observer rather than a participant. The audience does not have direct access to the characters' inner thoughts and emotions, thus potentially affecting the personal connection with the story.

Therefore, if "The Tell-Tale Heart" were told in the third person point of view, the audience would likely feel less connected to the story on a personal level, as they would become more distant from the thoughts and feelings of the characters.