Third Person Limited POV

Third Person Limited POV The narrator tells the story through one character’s eyes Tells us the character’s attitudes, values, and needs An external unnamed narrator

Third Person Limited POV According to author Walter Mosley, the third person limited narrator has a subtle voice tells a story in a natural voice perceives events from the perspective of the character is distant from the character’s passions gives a balance that allows the reader to let go of disbelief

Example of third person limited Stacey looked timidly at the audience before her. She wondered what they thought as she stood before them in her sister’s borrowed dress. As she opened her mouth, Stacey held tightly to the sides of the podium. There was no turning back. She would have to go forward with her speech and concede her run for class president.

Identifying the third person limited point of view a clearly written chapter will only have one point of view some books may change the POV in each chapter look for pronouns like he, she, hers, his, their, they

Sources Bender, Sheila. Creative Writing Demystified. New York: McGraw Hill, 2011 Mosley, Walter. This Year You Write Your Novel. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007.