point of view. point of view is the perspective from which a story is told from. point of view is...

Point of ViewPoint of View

Point of ViewPoint of View

Point of View is the perspective from Point of View is the perspective from which a story is told from. which a story is told from.

There are three different kinds of There are three different kinds of point of view you need to know. point of view you need to know.

First Person First Person

First-person definition First-person definition is when a is when a story is story is narratednarrated by only one by only one charactercharacter at a time, who refers to at a time, who refers to him- or herself using words and him- or herself using words and phrases involving "I and/or "we." This phrases involving "I and/or "we." This allows the reader or audience to see allows the reader or audience to see the the point of viewpoint of view (including opinions, (including opinions, thoughts, and feelings) thoughts, and feelings) only of the only of the narratornarrator, and no other characters., and no other characters.

First PersonFirst Person

In other words the story is being told In other words the story is being told by our main character and we will by our main character and we will only know their thoughts if they tell only know their thoughts if they tell us. us. I am going to

break that camera as

soon as I can get my hands

on it.

First Person PronounsFirst Person Pronouns II MeMe MyselfMyself MyMy MineMine We We UsUs OurselvesOurselves OurOur OursOurs

If you see an

abundance of these

pronouns you will

know the story is

being told in first person.

If you see an

abundance of these

pronouns you will

know the story is

being told in first person.

Third PersonThird Person HeHe SheShe HimHim HimselfHimself HisHis HerHer TheyThey ThemThem ThemselvesThemselves TheirTheir

If you see an

abundance of these

pronouns you will

know the story is

being told in third

person.

Third PersonThird Person

There are two different types There are two different types of third personof third person

Let’s start with third person Let’s start with third person limitedlimited

Third Person LimitedThird Person Limited

Third person limited point of Third person limited point of view is a method of storytelling view is a method of storytelling

in which the narrator knows only in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a the thoughts and feelings of a single charactersingle character, while other , while other

characters are presented characters are presented externally. externally.


In other words we are LIMITED to In other words we are LIMITED to hearing the thoughts and feelings of hearing the thoughts and feelings of

ONE personONE personJane thought she

was one cool baby in her

stunna shades.

Third Person Omniscient Third Person Omniscient

Third Person Omniscient: Third Person Omniscient:

A method of storytelling in A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of thoughts and feelings of all, all, or most, of the charactersor most, of the characters

in the storyin the story

Third Person Omniscient Third Person Omniscient

In other words, we are an all powerful In other words, we are an all powerful being able to spy on the thoughts being able to spy on the thoughts

and feelings of MANY peopleand feelings of MANY people

John (the father) thought

his son was interested in

what he had to say, but Tommy could care less and was just humoring his

father.

But how can I easily tell But how can I easily tell them apart?them apart?

There is a very simple process There is a very simple process you can take to easily deciding you can take to easily deciding which point of view you are which point of view you are looking at. looking at.

Highlight thoughts and emotions Highlight thoughts and emotions greengreen

FIRSTFIRSTHighlight pronounsHighlight pronouns

First First PersonPerson

II MeMe MyselfMyself MyMy MineMine We We UsUs OurselvesOurselves OurOur OursOurs

Third Third PersonPerson

He She Him Himself His Her They Them Themselves Their

If the majority of pronouns are first person you know that it has to be

first person point of view.

If the majority of pronouns are third person you need to narrow it down by taking one more

simple step

SecondSecondHighlight the thought and feeling Highlight the thought and feeling

wordswordsThought WordsThought Words

ContemplatedContemplated ThoughtThought

DeliberatedDeliberated ReflectedReflected MeditatedMeditated

PlannedPlanned UnderstoodUnderstood

Etc…Etc…

Feeling WordsFeeling Words LaughedLaughed GuiltilyGuiltily HappilyHappily AngrilyAngrily

LovinglyLovingly DepressinglyDepressingly Resentfully Resentfully

Etc…Etc…

Third PersonThird Person

How many people’s thoughts or How many people’s thoughts or feelings did you highlight?feelings did you highlight?

OneOne More than More than oneone

LimitedLimited OmniscientOmniscient

Let’s Practice!Let’s Practice!Highlight the pronounsHighlight the pronounsAre they First or Third?Are they First or Third?

1.1. Robert Jordan could walk well enough Robert Jordan could walk well enough himself and he knew from following himself and he knew from following him since before daylight that the old him since before daylight that the old man could walk him to death. Robert man could walk him to death. Robert Jordan trusted the man, Anselmo, so Jordan trusted the man, Anselmo, so far, in everything except judgment. far, in everything except judgment. He had not yet had an opportunity to He had not yet had an opportunity to test his judgment, and, anyway, the test his judgment, and, anyway, the judgment was his own responsibility."judgment was his own responsibility."

Third Person PronounsThird Person Pronouns

1.1. Robert Jordan could walk well enough Robert Jordan could walk well enough himselfhimself and and hehe knew from following knew from following himhim since before daylight that the old since before daylight that the old man could walk man could walk himhim to death. Robert to death. Robert Jordan trusted the man, Anselmo, so Jordan trusted the man, Anselmo, so far, in everything except judgment. far, in everything except judgment. HeHe had not yet had an opportunity to had not yet had an opportunity to test test hishis judgment, and, anyway, the judgment, and, anyway, the judgment was judgment was hishis own responsibility." own responsibility."

Highlight the Thought and Highlight the Thought and Feeling wordsFeeling words

Whose thoughts or feelings are we Whose thoughts or feelings are we hearing?hearing?

1.1. Robert Jordan could walk well enough Robert Jordan could walk well enough himself and he himself and he knewknew from following from following him since before daylight that the old him since before daylight that the old man could walk him to death. Robert man could walk him to death. Robert Jordan Jordan trustedtrusted the man, Anselmo, so the man, Anselmo, so far, in everything except judgment. far, in everything except judgment. He had not yet had an opportunity to He had not yet had an opportunity to test his judgment, and, anyway, the test his judgment, and, anyway, the judgment was his own responsibility."judgment was his own responsibility."


We only heard Robert Jordan’s We only heard Robert Jordan’s (ONE PERSON’S) thoughts (ONE PERSON’S) thoughts

and feelings so we know that and feelings so we know that it must be third person it must be third person

limited limited

Highlight the pronounsHighlight the pronounsAre they First or Third?Are they First or Third?

2.2. Then he looked behind him and Then he looked behind him and saw that no land was visible. “That saw that no land was visible. “That makes no difference” he thought. “I makes no difference” he thought. “I can always come in on the glow can always come in on the glow from Havana.”from Havana.”


2.2. Then Then hehe looked behind looked behind himhim and saw that no land was visible. and saw that no land was visible. “That makes no difference” “That makes no difference” hehe thought. “thought. “II can always come in can always come in on the glow from Havana.”on the glow from Havana.”



2.2. Then he looked behind him Then he looked behind him and saw that no land was visible. and saw that no land was visible. “That makes no difference” he “That makes no difference” he thoughtthought. “I can always come in . “I can always come in on the glow from Havana.”on the glow from Havana.”


We only heard “He” (ONE We only heard “He” (ONE PERSON’S) thoughts and PERSON’S) thoughts and feelings so we know that it feelings so we know that it must be third person limitedmust be third person limited


3. I reached down to pick up the 3. I reached down to pick up the shards of glass around Ester's bare shards of glass around Ester's bare feet. She didn't move, but her feet. She didn't move, but her tension was like the skin on the tension was like the skin on the bright, tiny beads of blood. I stifled bright, tiny beads of blood. I stifled my curse, and, like an idiot, my curse, and, like an idiot, grabbed at a piece of glass. It grabbed at a piece of glass. It pierced my thumb like a knife.pierced my thumb like a knife.

First Person First Person

3. 3. II reached down to pick up the shards of reached down to pick up the shards of glass around Ester's bare feet. glass around Ester's bare feet. SheShe didn't didn't move, but move, but herher tension was like the skin on tension was like the skin on the bright, tiny beads of blood. the bright, tiny beads of blood. II stifled stifled mymy curse, and, like an idiot, grabbed at a curse, and, like an idiot, grabbed at a piece of glass. It pierced piece of glass. It pierced mymy thumb like a thumb like a knife.knife.

4 first person pronouns4 first person pronouns to 2 third person to 2 third person pronounspronouns


4. They sat down next to the 4. They sat down next to the fire. Mary daydreaming fire. Mary daydreaming longingly and Mark nervously longingly and Mark nervously tapping his armrest tapping his armrest


4. 4. TheyThey sat down next to the sat down next to the fire. Mary daydreaming fire. Mary daydreaming longingly and Mark nervously longingly and Mark nervously tapping his armrest tapping his armrest



4. They sat down next to the 4. They sat down next to the fire. Mary fire. Mary daydreamingdaydreaming longinglylongingly and Mark and Mark nervouslynervously tapping his armrest tapping his armrest

Third Person OmniscientThird Person Omniscient

We heard and felt what both We heard and felt what both Mary and Mark were Mary and Mark were thinking and feeling.thinking and feeling.

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