NARRATORS and VOICE

NARRATORS

• The narrator controls everything we know about the main characters and events.
• There are three different types of narrators or different points of view.
• Omniscient, first person, and third person limited

OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW

• When used the narrator is not a character in the story and almost never refers to themselves.
• Omniscient means "all knowing"
• Tells us everything about the character because they know everything about the characters.

FIRST-PERSON POINT OF VIEW

• "I" is the story teller.
• Is a character in the story who talks using "I"
• Some people use the term "persona" to refer to this narrator.
• Get a personal view of what's going on in the story
• Make sure this narrators is credible. An unreliable narrator is biased and does not tell the truth.

THIRD PERSON LIMITED POINT OF VIEW

• The story teller zooms in on just one character in third person using she or he.
• This point of view shares one characters reactions to everything.
• What we know about other characters is limited.

TONE

• The attitude a speaker or writer takes toward a subject, character, or audience.
• If the point of view changes the tone might change as well.

VOICE

• The writers use of language and overall style.
• It's created by the writers tone and or diction.
• Often you can identify the authors piece of writing from the voice.
• Sometimes authors switch voices, or it may change overtime.
• The narrators voice can affect our view of characters and plot events and shape the tone of the story.

NARRATOR AND VOICE