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2554547 No.2554547 [Reply] [Original]

why are so many short stories written in first person?

>> No.2554554

makes it easier to empathize with the main characters, as short stories don't have nearly as much space to develop them as do novels

>> No.2554569

>>2554554

That does make sense. I've been reading a lot of short stories lately, and I noticed the tendancy for first person, and just started wondering about it.