[MD] Posting in Dynamic Quality Format: The divide between the Social Layer and the Individual Layer

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:05 PM, 118 <ununoctiums at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> Yea, I get it, my mistake.  I was confused by the sudden switch.
> Mark

Hi Mark

That is understandable. In a first draft, the writer knows what he
wants to say but it might not be clear to the reader as yet. That's
what second and subsequent drafts are all about. If you notice, in
LILA, Robert Pirsig switches third person limited point of view from
Phaedrus to Lila to Rigel and back again. But he does it chapter by
chapter. For instance, in chapter six, the story is told from Rigel's
point of view. Chapter 18 is told from Lila's point of view. Chapter
19 is told from Phaedrus' point of view. But notice as well that he
also uses third person omniscient in places too, like the first
chapter (Lila didn't know he was there). It is a very complex form of
writing that takes a long time to master. I experiment with it but (of
course) have yet to conquer it to my satisfaction.

Again, thank you for your interest. I appreciate your input.

Dan