Understanding Point of View
Point of view is the narrator's perspective on a story - simply put, who's telling the story. Different perspectives give readers different amounts of information and create unique reading experiences.
In 1st person point of view, the narrator is actually in the story as a character. You can spot this when you see words like "I," "me," "my," "we," or "us" outside of dialogue. It's like having someone tell you their own story directly.
2nd person point of view speaks directly to you, the reader. This perspective uses words like "you" and "your" and makes you feel like you're in the story. It's not common in fiction but appears frequently in instructions and how-to guides.
3rd person point of view comes from a narrator who isn't a character in the story. Instead, they tell other people's stories using words like "he," "she," "they," or character names. It's like when you watch someone fall and then tell your friends about it later.
📌 Remember: The quickest way to identify point of view is to look for pronoun clues outside of dialogue (I/me/my for 1st person, you/your for 2nd person, and he/she/they for 3rd person).
