This document discusses different points of view in storytelling, including the first person perspective told from "I" or "we", and the third person perspective told from "he", "she", or "they". It describes third person perspectives as either omniscient, where the narrator knows everything about all characters, or limited, where neither the narrator nor reader knows everything about characters and suspense is generated.

1. POINT OF VIEW
THE NARRATOR’S PERSPECTIVE

2. POINT OF VIEW
This is the perspective from which a story is narrated. There are several point of views from a story can be
told, but we are learning about only two of these:
The First Person
The Third Person

3. THE FIRST PERSON PERSPECTIVE
When the story is told in the first-person, it is told from the perspective of “I” or “we” which means the first
person is either the character in the story or is narrating the story as an observer.

4. THE THIRD PERSON PERSPECTIVE
In the third person perspective the story is told from the perspective of ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘they’. This means the
narrator is not directly involved in the action of the story and is merely describing the events as an
observer. This point of view is further divided into two types:
1. Third Person Omniscient
2. Third Person Limited

5. THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT
, in the third-person omniscient perspective of narration both the narrator or the author, and the reader are
well aware of what lies ahead and what different characters are like. The element of surprise is generally
limited to the characters in the story. This does not mean that stories told in this point of view are not
interesting; in fact, this approach affords the readers the pleasure of knowing things in advance yet curious
for what lies ahead.

6. THIRD PERSON LIMITED
The third-person restricted mode of narration is quite useful in creating suspense, and generating interest
because neither the narrator nor the readers know what lies ahead and how various characters in the story
are going to behave. This allows the author to reveal various aspects of a character’s personality gradually
and also spring surprises at the readers.