Narrator's Point of View in different genres

1. THE NARRATOR’S
POINT OF VIEW
FICTION X NONFICTION
By Caio Peroni

2. Our main question:
Does the genre affect the
narrator’s point of view?
By Caio Peroni

3. What is fiction?
- Something that didn’t happen
- Related to real life, can be based on true facts
- An author’s creation
- Characters and plot
By Caio Peroni

4. What is nonfiction?
- Something that happened in real life
- Researches, interviews, real people talking
- Based on true facts, explaining them completely
- There is no creation by the author
By Caio Peroni

5. Is there a narrator in
nonfiction?
We need to have in mind that…
-A narrator is the voice that leads a text
-A narrator does not necessarily tells a story (advertising,
instruction manuals etc.)
-A narrator exists even if the text has no characters
By Caio Peroni

6. Is there a narrator in
nonfiction?
YES!
The nonfiction text also has a voice that is not necessarily the
author!
By Caio Peroni

7. What about the point of view in
nonfiction?
• First person: OK!
• Second person: OK!
• Third person objective: OK! (most common)
• Third person limited: WAIT!
• Third person omniscient: WAIT!
By Caio Peroni

8. The narrator in...
FICTION
• Tells a story
• Is supported by characters
• Guides a fictional plot
NONFICTION
• Tells something that really
happened
• Is supported by interviews
and researches
• Committed to the truth
The narrator’s point of view - genre
By Caio Peroni