Damon Cichowski

English 210

30 Jan 2023

POV Exercise

1.
"Mom, can we go now? I'm scared" said the boy to his mother. "Wait! You need to be quiet" The
mother said in a soft yet stern tone. A loud bang occurred and both the child and the mother
screamed out in a desperate tone. The Mother and her child scavenged for food in the
destroyed supermarket. A groan from the darkness could be heard as the boy and his Mother
remained still. A deep tone screeched as it echoed off the walls. A tall man with scrapes and
bruises hobbled in sniffing the air. The mother put her finger on her child mouth and mouthed
the words "Go now!" The boy ran to the back door and the mother yelled "Come at me you
undead nasty thing!" With that loud noise, the beaten-up tall man groaned as he limped towards
the mother. "You will not take my son!" she said as she pulled out a katana from her back.
Woosh could be heard through the air as the blade sliced and knocked the tall man to the floor.
The mother runs to the door that her son recently ran out of. You can hear the screams in the
distance. This is the typical experience in the supermarket during the apocalypse.

2.
My son and I were scavenging for food to bring back to the camp, a typical thing we had to do
for our survival. My son asked me if we could leave because he was scared. This boy will learn
eventually, but as of now, he still can't grasp the idea of being quiet. I heard a loud noise come
from the darkness in the front of the store. I knew what it was. I knew what was coming. The
footsteps and the groaning of the undead zombie that was entering the building terrified me. I
told my son to leave out the back door and he knew exactly what to do. As soon as I see him
leave the door, the tall figure appeared closer, hobbling in its nasty way they do. I reached for
my sword and swung out for him, cutting his left arm off his body. As the tall man fell, I turned
and did not look back. I ran to my son who was outside on a dumpster with 3 zombies trying to
climb to him. I screamed. Their attention was now on me.

3.
A mother and her child are in a supermarket trying to scavenge for supplies as they do
occasionally. The boy was scared, he had a terrified look on his face as they were trying to find
food that was not overly expired. he asked his mother when they could leave as he did not like it
there. The Mother told him to be quiet. Just as she says that, a noise could be heard from the
darkness in the front of the store. A zombie no doubt. The mother tells her son to leave quickly
as he runs to the back door. A zombie is seen from the front limping into the light. The mother
screams at him to get his attention. The zombie locks eyes with what he thinks is his dinner. As
he gets close the Mother pulls out a sword and swings with all her might. Knocking the zombie
to the floor. She runs to her son who is desperately trying to escape the clutches of three
undead beasts. A scream is heard from the Mothers mouth as they turn their attention to her.

Reflection:
I have written in these POV's before. However, I was not consciously doing so. Learning how
each POV can dramatically change the way a reader sees the scene and storyline means we
can write to the full potential of the story. One POV may not bright when another is perfect to
really tell the story in a way that gives the reader what they deserve. The changes were subtle
yet made the reader more attaqtched or less depending on the situation. The voice change was
really noticed in the limited third person. The emotion was raw and real compared to just seeing
the events take place, we were living them. I think writing as a character is my style because I
can write better when I can relate to the scenario and make it real in my mind.