Fire, Bed and Bone, by Henrietta Brabford

Fire, Bed and Bone
By Henrietta Branford.

Task 1. Point of view.
a. The book ‘Fire, Bed and Bone’ is a story written in the first person, it’s told by an “I”. This “I” is an old hunting dog. Of first person point of view we can find three different types:
· first person protagonist: a character relates events that occurred to them
· first person witness: the story of the main character is told by another character observing the events
· first person reteller: the story is told by someone who has heard the story by someone else
In this book the point of view is the first type mentioned above; first person protagonist. “I” in the story tells the reader about situations she, herself has lived through.

Examples:
· ‘I ran over the hill to Ede and scratched at her door’, page 27.
· ‘I licked her hand and led her to the door’, page 27.
· ‘My teeth were locked around the boar’s windpipe’, page 108.

b. When ...