Are You Gonna Go My Way? The Inclusiveness of Second Person
What makes second-person narration so compelling? What makes it so polarizing? In this essay, Jen Michalski reflects on the magnetic pull of “you.”
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Why We Like It: Patch Kirschenbaum’s “For Future Reference: Notes on the 7-10 Split”
I could go on and on about Kirschenbaum’s striking (ha) images, characterization, and humor, but what really made this story stand out to me was its powerful use of second person point-of-view.