{"id":62459,"date":"2022-03-10T22:45:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T02:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=62459"},"modified":"2022-03-18T11:40:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T15:40:33","slug":"point-of-view-in-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/point-of-view-in-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a Point of View in Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are the three points of view in writing? Which point of view should you choose? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three common points of view in writing: first person, second person, and third person. The first thing you should decide when writing a narrative piece is which point of view you are going to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some things to consider when choosing which point of view to use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-point-of-view-will-you-use\"><strong>What Point of View Will You Use?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/questions-you-should-ask-yourself\/\">question you should ask yourself<\/a> when writing is, \u201cWhat point of view will I use?\u201d Your point of view is how you narrate your piece. Your point of view establishes a relationship with the reader since it\u2019s how you\u2019ll refer to yourself throughout the story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three points of view in writing: first, second, and third person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>First person<\/strong> uses self-referential pronouns, such as \u201cI\u201d and \u201cwe.\u201d In first person, the writer is an active participant in the story since her observations are included.<\/li><li><strong>Second person<\/strong> uses pronouns like \u201cyou.\u201d In second person, the writer is more removed from the story than in first person.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Third person<\/strong> uses pronouns like \u201che,\u201d \u201cshe,\u201d and \u201cthey.\u201d In third person, the writer is the most removed from the story, acting as an observer rather than a participant.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever point of view you decide on, make sure it\u2019s consistent throughout your piece so your reader doesn\u2019t question your reliability as a narrator. If you switch points of view in your writing, you\u2019ll confuse your reader. For example, if your friend Beth emails you about her trip to the beach and says, \u201cI had such a great time! The water was freezing, but Beth still went swimming,\u201d it would be confusing as she switches from first person (\u201cI had such a great time!\u201d) to third person (\u201cBeth went swimming\u201d).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-choose-a-point-of-view\"><strong>How to Choose a Point of View<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to being an important constraint in writing, other experts believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/rebekah_bergman_first_person_vs_second_person_vs_third_person#:~:text=Dalloway%20said%20she%20would%20buy%20the%20flowers,change%20the%20way%20we%20tell%20and%20experience\">point of view can help you create certain effects<\/a>. When choosing a point of view, consider what elements you want to highlight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) <strong>First person:<\/strong> As Zinsser notes, using \u201cI\u201d and \u201cme\u201d is the point of view that will bring you closest to the story. Use first person to create a closer relationship with the reader. But the story will also be limited to your knowledge and experience, which means the reader will find out information along with you. If you want to describe how someone else felt or thought, you\u2019ll do so through your own words and understanding of their feelings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) <strong>Second person<\/strong>: This perspective refers to a general \u201cyou,\u201d which requires the reader to suspend their disbelief and become another \u201cyou.\u201d Second-person is commonly used in instruction manuals. But other times, second-person narrators refer to themselves (not the reader) as \u201cyou\u201d instead of \u201cI.\u201d This lets the writer distance themselves from the narrative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3) <strong>Third person<\/strong>: This perspective will create distance between the narrator and the story. This isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing\u2014perhaps you <em>want<\/em> to create a sense of distance or objectivity in your story. Third-person also has two forms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Third person limited<\/strong>: This point of view focuses on only one person\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/thoughts-feelings-and-behaviors\/\">thoughts and feelings<\/a>, and it might be a good choice if you\u2019re writing a biography.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Third person omniscient<\/strong>: The narrator offers an objective look at multiple peoples\u2019 points of view. It\u2019s a common point of view in journalistic articles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, while Zinsser believes you should keep your point of view consistent through a piece of writing, some authors change perspective for artistic effect. For example, in the semi-autobiographical novel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmhbooks.com\/shop\/books\/we-the-animals\/9780547844190\"><em>We the Animals<\/em><\/a>, Justin Torres initially writes in plural first person: \u201cWe were six snatching hands, six stomping feet; we were brothers, boys, three little kings locked in a feud for more.\u201d Then later in the book, he transitions to first-person singular, using \u201cI\u201d more than \u201cwe.\u201d This choice is meant to represent the boys\u2019 coming of age and one brother\u2019s feelings of isolation. If you decide to experiment with points of view, make sure you do so with a specific purpose in mind, as Torres did.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the three points of view in writing? Which point of view should you choose? There are three common points of view in writing: first person, second person, and third person. The first thing you should decide when writing a narrative piece is which point of view you are going to use. 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