The Last Full Measure
What is the author's style in The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara?
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Jeff Shaara uses the omniscient limited third-person point of view. The point of view is omniscient or all-knowing because he exposes the innermost thoughts and feelings of the main characters and gives quoted dialog among the characters. The point of view is limited because the author selects a main character and sees the story through that person's eyes.
The language that the author uses seems designed for fast readers who tend to skim. Descriptive narratives contain many impressions strung together with commas. Dialogue tends to be in the more formal language of the nineteenth century used among educated people. Occasionally the author uses regional dialect when common soldiers speak.
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