ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In first person point of view the narrator is a character in the story telling it from their perspective. In third person point of view the narrator is not part of the story and the characters never acknowledge the narrator’s presence. Less common than first and third is second person point of view.

Detailed explanation-2: -First, second, and third person are ways of describing points of view. First person is the I/we perspective. Second person is the you perspective. Third person is the he/she/it/they perspective.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perspective is how the characters view and process what’s happening within the story. Here’s how it compares with point of view: Point of view focuses on the type of narrator used to tell the story. Perspective focuses on how this narrator perceives what’s happening within the story.

Detailed explanation-4: -First person point of view is when a story is told from a character’s own perspective using the pronoun ‘I, ’ or more unusually, from a collective perspective using the plural pronoun “we.” The narrator interprets events in their own voice, giving the reader direct access to their thoughts, feelings, and opinions.

Detailed explanation-5: -I, me, my, mine, myself, we, our, ours, ourselves-First person. You, your, yours, yourself-Second person. She, her, hers, herself, he, him, his, himself, they, them, themselves, their, theirs-Third person.