1. Point of View Vantage point from which a writer narrates, or tells, a story.
Omniscient
Third-Person Limited
First Person

2. 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.

3. Third-Person Limited
The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of one character.
The narrator does not play a part in the story.

4. First Person The narrator is a character in the story.
The narrator uses the pronoun I.
We hear and see only what the what the narrator hears and sees.

5. First Person (continued)
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.

6. What makes a narrator unreliable?
Brainstorm
The narrator may not quite fit in with the rest of the characters – the puzzle pieces don’t fit.
The narrator may have 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.