Point of View

The narrator participates in the action

Uses pronouns: I, me, mine, my, our, ours, us, we

The narrator DOES NOT participate in the action

BUT lets the readers know exactly how characters think or feel

Uses pronouns: he, she, him, her, them, they, their, or a name

Lucy tried as hard as she could, but she still couldn't get the soccer ball in the net.

As I gazed at the beaches of Hawaii, I couldn't believe my eyes.

The writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story

A detached observer (Like a fly on the wall)

A narrator who knows everything about ALL the characters

A narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character