Points of View: Presentation of a Story

Author Omniscient (all knowing, all seeing). This is a third person point of view. The omniscient author, writing in third person, sees whatever he wants to see, inside or outside his character, in privacy or public, and interprets as he chooses.

Author participant (first person). The author may be the main character, or could be a secondary character.

Author as an observer (3rd, person). Involves objective treatment, as though the story teller had no inner sight into the character’s thinking or behaviour.

Author Omniscient (all knowing, all seeing). This is a third person point of view. The omniscient author, writing in third person, sees whatever he wants to see, inside or outside his character, in privacy or public, and interprets as he chooses.