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Point of View/Author’s Perspective

Point-of-View (POV) A point of view is the related experience of the narrator—not that of the author.

First Person POV Keywords: “I, Me, My, We” In the first-person point of view, a character in the story does the narration. A first-person narrator may be a major character and is often its protagonist.

Second Person POV Keywords: “You” While the second-person point of view exists, it is not used very often because making the reader part of the story can be awkward: For example: "You walk to the end of the road and pause before heading towards the river. "

Third Person POV Keywords: “He, She, They” Third-person point of view occurs when the narrator does not take part in the story. A third person omniscient narrator can shift focus from character to character with knowledge of everyone's thoughts and of events of which no single character would be aware. The third person limited point of view picks one character and follows him around for the duration of the book. The narrator may be more observant than the character, but is limited to what that one character could theoretically observe.

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Narrative Perspective (1 st person, 2 nd person, 3 rd person limited, 3 rd person omniscient) Diary of a Wimpy Kid Evidence Why do think the screenwriter used this type of narration?

“Forrest Gump” Narrative Perspective Evidence (1 st person, 2 nd person, 3 rd person limited, 3 rd person omniscient) Forrest Gump Why do think the screenwriter used this type of narration?

“A Christmas Story” Narrative Perspective Evidence (1 st person, 2 nd person, 3 rd person limited, 3 rd person omniscient) A Christmas Story Why do think the screenwriter used this type of narration?