Types of Narration
omniscient narrator
all-knowing narrator who is not a character in the story and who can move from place to place and pass abck and forth through time, slipping into and out of characters as no human being possibly could in real life
neutral omniscience
narration that allows the characters' actions and thoughts to speak for themselves
naïve narrators
narrators that are usually characterized by youthful innocence
limited omniscience
occurs when an author restricts a narrator to the single perspective of either a major or minor character
editorial omniscience
refers to an intrusion by that narrator in order to evaluate a character for a reader
first-person narrator
the "I" in the story represents the point of view of only one character. the reader is restricted to the thoughts, perceptions, and feelings of that single character
unreliable narrator
this narrator reveals an interpretation of evens that is somehow different from the author's own interpretation of those events