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Second person does occasionally show up in narrative, usually as a stylistic device intended to put readers in a scene. In that context, it’s more of a literary device than actual direct address. Jim Harrison sometimes uses the technique to good effect. His memoir Off to the Side is mostly in first person, as you would expect. He writes, for example, that he visited Arizona’s Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge, “where I’ve wandered as much as three days without seeing a single other human.” Then he moves south to the Seri Coast of Mexico, and advises readers to:
Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
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