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Writing About Literature: Second-person point of view

... some narrators follow the usage -- not uncommon in colloquial speech -- of the indefinite "you." In this use of point of view, the you (or thou) refers not to a specific listener but rather to anyone at all. (83)

As a fiction writer, I haven't used second-person point of view too often in my works; but reading this section brought up some interesting concepts that I'd like to explore. Particularly interesting is the option of using "you" to refer to "anyone at all."

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