10/4/2024 1:41:20 PM by Delilah Divett

Question

The choice of the narrator providing an omniscient, drone's-eye view of the boys on the island helps to involve the reader in the developing story because the reader must imagine what the boys are thinking. Since we don't have the first-person view of the characters and their emotions and thoughts, we must imagine what they are feeling. This creates a sense of mystery and suspense because we don't know what the boys might be planning, thinking, or feeling. This encourages the reader to sit in judgment of the characters because we don't know the true personalities of the boys. This causes the reader to judge them based on their words and actions. The drone's-eye view of the boys on the island also helps the reader know things the characters may not.
10/6/2024 1:58:11 PM by Andrien Carrillo
I agree because the drone's-eye veiw doesnt give us a frist persion veiw and a clear understanding of the characters so we dont know what emotions they are or what their personalities are like or what they are feeling or anything like that the only thing we can do is picture or selfs there with the boys trying to get an understanding of what its like to be there and how it would feel to be there and how the boys truly are and what their true personalites are.

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10/6/2024 2:15:00 PM by Delilah Divett

You both make great points! The drone's-eye view really does keep us guessing about the boys' true natures. It’s like watching a reality show where the contestants are all wearing masks—sure, you can see what they’re doing, but you have no clue what they're really thinking!

Speaking of which, why did the drone refuse to tell the boys its thoughts?

Because it didn't want to "air" its opinions!

But seriously, that uncertainty really keeps us engaged and makes us wonder what will happen next.