How would it sound like if Shizune cried?

A forum for general discussion of the game: Open to all punters
Nekken

Re: How would it sound like if Shizune cried?

Post by Nekken » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:53 pm

NoOne3 wrote:It's getting pretty philosophical: Does a sobbing deaf girl in the woods make a sound, if there's noone to hear it?
Nekken wrote:But unless you're using a third-person fully-omniscient viewpoint (not something that I recommend), there won't be any listener to describe the sound of her voice if she's alone.
It could have really emotional and symbolic effect in third-person narrative. A desperate cry of sorrow nobody hears. Even her.
That's true, but if nobody in the story hears the sound, then allowing the reader to hear it distances the reader from the story, and that blunts the sting.

User avatar
RadioactiveData
Posts: 12
Joined: Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:12 pm

Re: How would it sound like if Shizune cried?

Post by RadioactiveData » Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:00 am

Like a regular girl crying I suppose :p

Post Reply