Narrative Point of View

Author: Sheila Booth
sbooth@qcc.mass.edu

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Table of Contents

Narrative Point of View

Narrative Point of View

Four possibilities

FIRST PERSON "I" "me"

First Person major participant

First Person Narrator - observer and participant

First Person nonparticipant narrator or reporter

Advantages of First Person

Third person dramatic or objective

Advantages/Disadvantages of dramatic

Third Person Omniscient

Advantages/Disadvantages of omniscient

Third Person Limited Omniscient

Point of View Character

Advantages/Disadvantages of Limited Omniscient

Review

Advantages and Disadvantages