1. Literary Element: Point of View
AP Literature and Composition

2. Point of View
Aim: How does the narrator’s point of view influence the reader’s understanding of plot and characterization?
Objectives:
Determine the significance of a narrator’s position in the text
Differentiate between various points of view and perspective

3. Point of View First person (singular or plural)
Usually the protagonist or a minor character with an objective view
Second person (singular or plural)
Very seldom used
Third person (omniscient or limited)
Most common form of narration

4. Point of View
Interior monologue: a stream of consciousness experience on a non-verbalized level, usually representing sensations or emotions
Naive narrator: such as a child who does not understand the full implications of the narrative
Objective narrator: reports on only what he/she can see and hear without comment
Unreliable narrator: the person telling the story, who is also a character within the action of the story reports events from a personal bias