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Narrative Mode: Point of View

Narrative Mode: Point of View. Who’s telling the story?. What is narrative voice?. It is the point of view from which events in a story are told. Watch the following Brain Pop video to help you understand this concept. Point of View with Tim and Moby. First person point of view.

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Narrative Mode: Point of View

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  1. Narrative Mode: Point of View Who’s telling the story?

  2. What is narrative voice? • It is the point of view from which events in a story are told. • Watch the following Brain Pop video to help you understand this concept. • Point of View with Tim and Moby

  3. First person point of view • Story is told from the perspective of a character directly involved in the action • Uses the pronoun “I” • Can be unreliable (not objective) • Can be the protagonist or a witness • Protagonist: The main character • Antagonist: The character who opposes the protagonist

  4. Second person point of view • Don’t see this as often as the others • Refers to the reader as though the story were speaking directly to them • Uses pronoun “you” • “You wake one morning and remember it’s your brother’s birthday.”

  5. Third person point of view • Can be subjective or objective • Can be limited or omniscient

  6. Third Person Limited Point of View • Picks one character and follows them throughout the story, but is not that character • Limited only to what that character sees/knows and the character’s thoughts are revealed by the narrator • The Landlady is written this way. We only know Billy Weaver’s thoughts and feelings.

  7. Third Person Omniscient Point of View • Narrator stands outside as an observer • Knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters– not only what they say and do but also that they think and feel. • Provides a relatively objective viewpoint

  8. Third person objective • “Fly on the wall” • Knows the actions and words of everyone, but not inner thoughts and feelings • Non-fiction pieces generally use this, such as encyclopedia articles, newspapers, etc. (though not all non-fiction; autobiographies would be a non-fiction exception)

  9. Objective vs. Subjective POV • Subjective POV is personal • it is affected by a subject’s personal thoughts and feelings (“I hate Brussel sprouts; they’re gross”) • Objective POV is not personal. • Objective is defined as “dealing with facts without letting one's feelings interfere with them”, so an objective point of view is detached. (“Brussel sprouts are a green vegetable that can be sautéed or steamed and are often served as a side dish”)

  10. Activity • Take the following situation and describe it in: • First person (as though you are in the action– use “I”) • And Third person (either omniscient or limited)

  11. It is 7 am… • The alarm just went off • Your bus comes at 7:10 • You know you won’t have a ride • You also have homework you need to finish before school • You hear your sister in the hallway getting ready to leave

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