The document discusses the elements of narrative, focusing on different points of view: first, second, and third person. It elaborates on how each perspective influences storytelling, including the narrative voice and tone. Key distinctions are made between various types of narrators and their roles, such as first person protagonist, witness, and third person omniscient.

1. ELEMENTS OF A NARRATIVE
Dr. J. JANARDHAN

2. SEEING AND SPEAKING
• Figure out who is going to tell the story-Point of view
• It determines whose eyes the reader experiences the
story through
• Narrative voice is a related topic to think about
• The narrative voice is the teller's voice

3. MANY POINTS OF VIEW
• The available points of view are first, second and third
person
• Second person is very uncommon
• The first person- a less important character witnessing
events
• The first person point of view is often effective in giving
a sense of closeness to the character

4. THE FIRST PERSON
• It can be very easy to get the reader’s attention
• Decide how the story is being told through first person
Is the character writing it down?
Telling it out loud?
Thinking it to their self? ( Ex. Surya S/o Krishnan)
• When a first person narrator telling someone else’s story
• This allows a certain distance between the narrator and
the events

5. THE FIRST PERSON
• First Person Protagonist-A character relates events that
occurred to them;
• Narrator is the main character telling own story
• First Person Witness- Narrator tells the someone’s story
by observing the events (Eg: Kattappa-Baahubali-the beginning)
• First Person Re-teller – The story is told, not by a witness,
but who heard the story

6. THE SECOND PERSON
• The narrator addresses the protagonist as "you.“
• This kind of story has the narrator speaking to a younger
version of their self
• Second Person point of view is very rare
• If you choose Second Person point of view, make it clear
to the reader who is being addressed

7. THE THIRD PERSON
• The narrator is not a character in the story
• The narrator may know -- and be able to tell about – the
thoughts and feelings of all characters
• Third person narration is very flexible
• It is still the most common point of view
• For fictional narration, Third Person Point of view is the
best option

8. THIRD PERSON
• Third Person Omniscient- The narrator knows everything
(Ex: KGF movie)
• Third Person Objective- The narrator can only relate to
the reader
• A good writer can tell a completely objective story
• Third Person Limited- The narrator is able to see into the
mind of a single character
• This point of view is sort of the "default" in fiction

9. WHOSE VOICE?
• Seen the possibilities for who tells the story
• Narrative voice is not exactly the same thing as the
writer's voice
• Narrative voice is another layer on the way a story is told
• Tone- It reflects an attitude towards events and the
world

10. FICTION
• Fiction is constructed of six components
Characters, Dialogues,
Settings, Plot,
Point of View
Beginnings, transitions,
and Endings Characters

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