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Point of View

Point of View • Point of view determines who is telling the story – the perspective or vantage point from which an author presents a story.

First Person Point of View • In the first person point of view, the story is narrated by one of the characters. The narrator uses pronouns such as I, me, and we.

First Person Point of View • As I placed a carefully wrapped package on the park bench, I looked up and saw Molly walking across the street. I hoped that she had not seen me.

Second Person Point of View • Second person point of view is the least used point of view. Telling a story using you is called second person point of view. Using this viewpoint, you control all of the information and give the reader whatever you want. The narrator tells the story through another character using “you. ”

Second Person Point of View • As you walk up the hill, you realize that the atmosphere's just too quiet. There's no sound from the cardinal you know is almost always singing from the top of the maple tree. You think you see a shadow move high up on the slope, but when you look again it's gone. You shudder as you feel a silent threat pass over you. You feel cold, like a cloud just passed over the sun.

Third Person • The story is told by a narrator who is not a character in the story. The narrator is an outside observer. • There are two types of third person points of view: third person point limited and third person omniscient

Third Person Limited • The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of just one character.

Third Person Limited • As George placed the carefully wrapped package on the park bench, he looked up and saw Molly across the street.

Third Person Omniscient • The narrator is not personally involved in the story, but knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters. This person is “all-knowing. ”

Third Person Omniscient • George anxiously hoping that no one was watching him, placed a carefully wrapped package on an empty park bench. But Molly, who was walking home, saw him and could not help thinking that he was acting strangely.