Download Point of View Vantage point from which a writer narrates, or tells, a

Point of View
Vantage point from which a
writer narrates, or tells, a story.
Omniscient
Third-Person Limited
First Person
Omniscient
All-knowing
The narrator plays no part in the
story but can tell us what the
characters are thinking and feeling
as well as what is happening in
other places.
Third-Person Limited
The narrator focuses on
the thoughts and feelings
of one character.
The narrator does not play
a part in the story.
First Person
 The narrator is a character in
the story.
 The narrator uses the
pronoun I.
 We hear and see only what
the narrator hears and sees.
First Person
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 Is the narrator credible or reliable?
 An unreliable narrator does not always
know what is happening in the story,
or he or she might be lying or telling
us only part of the story.
What makes a narrator unreliable?
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 The narrator may not quite fit
in with the rest of the
characters – the puzzle pieces
don’t fit.
 The narrator may have
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prejudices.
The narrator may have low
intelligence or may lack the
education needed to speak on a
particular subject.
The narrator may suffer from
hallucinations, drug abuse, etc.
The narrator may be trying to
make a point.
The narrator may be a
pathological liar.