Read the passage from Pushing the Bear How does the use of multiple points of view affect the
reader's interpretation?
THE SOLDIERS
"Corporal, there's another cabin in the trees."
"Don't let 'em get out the back."
"Harder to stop than horses running loose."
The reader understands that the soldiers find it easy
to identify and capture Gelest.
The reader learns how hard it is to capture Gelest
and how his manner helps him.
The reader finds out that Gelest was able to escape
by disguising himself as a deer.
The reader knows that Gelest has been found and
will be caught by the soldiers.
GELEST
If I were an animal, the soldiers could not find me. If I
hold still I can become a deer. I lean over the creek and
lap with my tongue. I feel under my skirt for the
hooves. The soft deer tail. PC ZrSt. My nostrils
widen. I smell the wind. I look into the creek and see
the downy ears on my head. I lift my head and step
through the woods. My deer leavings are all of me you
get.