1. Point of View Angle of narration or the way the story is told.

2. POV is influenced by DISTANCE (how close readers are allowed to get). Distance can be created by narrators in 2 ways:  Inside narrators – the reader is placed closely to character (more sympathetic)  Outside narrators – the reader is kept at a distance (more judgmental)

3. PRO’S AND CON’S Inside Narrator  Bring intimacy and drama  Reader tends to identify with character(s)  Not always reliable Outside Narrator  Reliability increases – less intimately involved (less bias)  Reader tends to be more judgmental and less sympathetic to characters

4. FIRST AND THIRD PERSON NARRATORS FIRST PERSON (I GO TO TERRY FOX.)  Inside narrator  Two styles of first person:  Protagonist narrator – directly involved  Witness narrator – less intimately involved

5. Third person – He goes to Terry Fox.  Outside narrator  Three styles of third person:  Omniscient – all knowing/god-like position; stays outside of the action.  Limited omniscient – stays outside the action, but can enter the consciousness of one or more characters.  Objective – camera style narrator; reports on physical observation.

6. Second Person – You go to Terry Fox. Though the second-person point of view only rarely serves as a narrative voice in fiction, it does appear in letters, speeches, and other forms of nonfiction, including many types of business writing and technical writing.