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Point-Of-View

Mrs. Reinhart

+Point of View vs. Perspective

Point of view is the view point of the story – what part of which characters you get see

Perspective is why the characters says or does what they say – you are putting someone else’s glasses on and seeing what they see based on their background

+Determining Point of View

Look for pronouns – DO NOT LOOK AT DIALOUGE!!!!!!!!

Ask yourself: “Who is telling the story?”“What is the narrator’s relationship to the characters?”

+First PersonFirst-person point of view is in use when a character narrates the story with I-me-my-mine in his or her speech. The advantage of this point of view is that you get to hear the thoughts of the narrator and see the world depicted in the story through his or her eyes – the narrator’s perspective

The disadvantage is that you can’t see anyone else’s thoughts or feelings

+Second Person

Second-person point of view, in which the author uses you and your, is rare Authors rarely speak directly to the reader. Most times, second-person point of view draws

the reader into the story, almost making the reader a participant in the action.

Most often used when giving directions or sharing steps in a process.

Advantage is that you make the reader a part of the story

Disadvantage is that it is hard to maintain this POV without making it awkward for your reader

+Third PersonThird-person point of view is that of an outsider looking at the action – uses pronouns like he, she, they

+Third PersonThird-person point of view is that of an outsider looking at the action – uses pronouns like he, she, they The writer may choose third-person

omniscient, in which the thoughts of every character are open to the reader – everyone’s perspective

+Third PersonThird-person point of view is that of an outsider looking at the action – uses pronouns like he, she, they The writer may choose third-person

omniscient, in which the thoughts of every character are open to the reader – everyone’s perspective

Third-person limited, in which the reader enters only one character's mind, either throughout the entire work or in a specific section – one person’s perspective

+Third PersonThird-person point of view is that of an outsider looking at the action – uses pronouns like he, she, they The writer may choose third-person

omniscient, in which the thoughts of every character are open to the reader – everyone’s perspective

Third-person limited, in which the reader enters only one character's mind, either throughout the entire work or in a specific section – one person’s perspective

Third-person objective, in which the narrator is a neutral spectator, cannot see specifically into any character’s mind but can see what is going on with everyone – no one’s perspective - factual

+Third Person

Advantages of third person are that you get to see the story happen from an outside view

Disadvantages of third person are that you may not be able to see everything that you want or need to see

+Application

On a note card… Write down the point of view of your

independent novel. Give an example from your text that proves this!

– REMEMEBER – DO NOT LOOK AT DIALOGUE!!!!!!!!!