One of the bad things about dying is the constant whispers. It really gets on my nerves. Well, maybe, not just the whispering—the visitors irritate me too. People who in life have never given me a second thought, now stand around my bed and talk about me as though I am already dead.
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I like the 1st person but I tend to write most of my work that way. I find that when it's a really good story, I like being with that one person, inside their head as they experience things.
ReplyDeleteActually, I usually prefer third person, but in this case I like the first better. I guess because death is such a personal thing.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it can be problematic in itroducing other information that happens outside the hospital room, this story probably would be best told by the tragically trapped female. It seems very thought provoking to imagine lying in bed, caught between two levels of consciousness and listening to everyone plot and plan for you while you are totally helpless.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to think about my dilemna. I've tried it both ways. The repsonse was much stronger for the narrative. Marty, I like it that you can feel her resignation and hear her rebellion...it makes what's to come more credible. What would you do, trapped in one world, invited to go to another w/o knowing anyone or anything about it?
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