ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In third-person narration, the narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters by referring to their names or by the third-person pronouns he, she, or they. Third-person narration can be further classified into several types: omniscient, limited, and objective.

Detailed explanation-2: -A story told by a narrator who is not a character in the story is a third-person narrative.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three main types of third-person point of view: limited, objective, and omniscient. The limited point of view is arguably the most popular. We’re allowed a close look into a single character, which often links the reader to your protagonist.

Detailed explanation-4: -The omniscient narrator knows everything about the story and its characters. This narrator can enter anyone’s mind, move freely through time, and give the reader their own opinions and observations as well as those of the characters.

Detailed explanation-5: -Third person point of view is narrative style in which the narrator refers to all characters using the pronouns he, she, or they. An example of a sentence written in third person would be: She sat in the café waiting for her food to arrive. “What is taking so long?” she thought.