Different Types of Point of View
First Person - Narrator is talking about them self or narrating the story as the main character. Mostly uses "I" and "we".
Second Person - Narrator is telling the story directly to another person. Mostly using "you".
Third Person Omniscient - Narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of the characters.
Third Person Limited - Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
Third Person Objective - Narrator is not involved in the story and does not know the characters thoughts
Second Person - Narrator is telling the story directly to another person. Mostly using "you".
Third Person Omniscient - Narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of the characters.
Third Person Limited - Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
Third Person Objective - Narrator is not involved in the story and does not know the characters thoughts
Graph showing different points of view and examples.
Examples
One example of point of view is in To Kill A Mockingbird. Scout Finch, the main character, tells the whole story. She is telling the story and does not know how anybody but herself feels and what she is thinking. This is an example of first person point of view. This adds to the story because lots of times she doesn't know and wonders how other characters feel.
Harper Lee BiographyHarper Lee is the author of To Kill A Mockingbird. She was born Nelle Harper Lee on April 28, 1926. She grew up in Monroeville, Alabama with her childhood friend Truman Capote. High School was when she first discovered her love for literature. Graduating in 1944 she attended an all women's college in Montgomery, Alabama. She focused on her writing and also joined the glee club, literary honor society, and later contributed to the school's newspaper. After attending law school for a short time she realized her true passion was writing and left to live in New York. While there she struggled but with the help of friends was on her feet writing full time. In 1959 To Kill A Mockingbird's manuscript was complete and the next year it was published. To Kill A Mockingbird was Harper Lee's first and only book.
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The second example of point of view is in The Great Gatsby. The narrator of the story is Nick Carraway, he tells the story in both first person and third person point of view. Parts of the story are told from his point of view and other parts are told with him as the author and knows how other people think. This adds to the story because the reader could wonder why he can say things or think things about the other characters.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography
F. Scott Fitzgerald is the author of The Great Gatsby. He was born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota. At the age of 15 he was sent off to a Catholic Preparatory school in New Jersey, there he met Father Sigourney Fay. He noticed Fitzgerald's talent and encouraged him to pursue writing. After attending Princeton University he focused on writing but later placed on academic probation. He then joined the army, but worried he would pass during the war so he sent one of his books to be published. They rejected the novel but encouraged him to write more. After marrying and having a child he continued writing for The Saturday Evening Post and Esquire. Wanting a change of scenery Fitzgerald moved to France and wrote The Great Gatsby which was probably his most popular novel.
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Examples of Point of View
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First Person - I went to the store.
Second Person - You are going away. Third Person Limited - She walked away thinking why she did that. Third Person Omniscient - She walked thinking why she did that while Sam thought about their friendship. Third Person Objective - She walked away from Sam. |
Persuasive Speech
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Bibliography
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