Point of View

The author’s choice of narrator OR

The person through whose eyes the story is told (not always the protagonist)

v “Samuel”: Men; Woman who warned the boys

v “Salvation”: Langston

v “Désirée’s”: Désirée

v “Lesson”: Sylvia

v “Jury”: Martha Hale

Third Person (“S/he, they”):

1. Omniscient: Knows what all characters are thinking

2. Limited Omniscient: Knows thoughts of 1 or 2 characters

(“Samuel,” 4; “Jury,” 172)

3. Objective: Cannot see deeply into anyone’s mind.

Dialogue & action must reveal all. (Désirée’s)

First Person: “Salvation”; “Lesson”

1. Major Character: Involved (“I”)

2. Minor Character: A watcher (“s/he”)

3. Reliable: Sane, truthful

4. Unreliable: Lying, mentally unstable, unaware of the truth...