How does Tom Godwin’s use of third person limited point of veiw in the story “The Cold Equation’s” impact the reader? The use of third person limited point of veiw is that it increases suspence, how the reader veiws the characterization, and the story’s plot. Third person limited point of veiw allows the reader to get close to the main character’s but without being to close or in the action.
One way a third person limited point of veiw impacts the story and the reader is the increase of suspence. As Barton quote’s “H the amount of fuel will power an EDS with a mass of M… H amount of fuel will not power an EDS with a mass M plus X” (Godwin 174). The increase of suspence is the amount of fuel and mass the EDS was originally calibrated with, but plus Marolyn which has now messed up the equation, due to this the suspence increases because now the equation has a extra and not needed additive (Marolyn) and the only way to correct it and avoid a crash and death of Barton, Marolyn, and seven colonist’s on woden is to jettison Marolyn. The effects of this and the use of third person limited point of veiw dramaticaly increases suspence and impacts the reader.
Another way third person…show more content… As Commander Delhart state’s to Barton “so you called me in the hope i could do somthing?... i’m sorry… you’ll have to go through with it” (Godwin 169). This big event in the story’s plot is that even though Barton called Commander Delhat in hope’s of finding any way he could save Marolyn, nothing could be done, the thing that needs to be done as Delhart stated was to go through with it, meaning Barton with have to go through with jettisioning Marolyn, wich will kill her. As you have seen this event in the story’s plot dramaticaly impacts the reader. Due to third person limited point of veiw the story’s plot impacts with the reader as we cand see Barton, Marolyn, and Commander Delhart’s
