The+Narrative+Point+of+View

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The first-person point of view is when the story is told by one of the characters in his or her own words, that is from the "I" vantage point. First-person point of view is a limited point of view, since the reader is told only what this character knows and observes. The author’s use of this vantage point adds a sense of immediacy to a work. =====

**__ Third-person point of view __**
In third-person point of view, the narrator tells the story from the vantage point of "he" or "she." The third-person narrator might be an omniscient, or all-knowing, observer who can describe all the characters and actions in the story as well as comment on what the characters think and feel.

An author might also tell a story in the third-person from the point of view of only one character. A **__limited third-person__ __point of view__** uses an "outside voice" narrator, but only shows the thoughts and feelings of the main character.

When discussing narrative point of view, it's important to understand the narrator's perspective on things and how that informs the story.

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