A Single Man

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by Christopher Isherwood

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Has anyone noticed how Isherwood uses point of view in the book? Some things that I noticed are how, at only one point, he gets into another character's head, George's neighbor's--"Poor man, she thinks, living there all alone. He has a kind face." Other than that, it seems to be third-person close to George all the time. Then, there is the use of "we"--"We see the face relax." Isherwood is talking to us!
Julian I think we're in close third person the whole time, and the head hops are George imagining what other's think of him. It's clear that George doesn't h…moreI think we're in close third person the whole time, and the head hops are George imagining what other's think of him. It's clear that George doesn't have the most accurate understanding of many people-- especially women!-- outside of himself and a few close friends, and this to me is what made those little asides into imagining others thoughts especially interesting. He can only put himself in someone else's shoes when it's to sardonically judge himself.(less)
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Greg Kenny says he doesn't think about the past. And at the end of this book, George decides in his own way not to either.…moreKenny says he doesn't think about the past. And at the end of this book, George decides in his own way not to either.(less)
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is there a potential love interest?
JTM66 No, not really.
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moral lesson of single man?
JTM66 There isn't a strong moral lesson in this book, but there is the idea that one should not get hung up on the past but to keep looking forward to what …moreThere isn't a strong moral lesson in this book, but there is the idea that one should not get hung up on the past but to keep looking forward to what life may, and will, bring.(less)
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