the person telling the story

the main character of the story

an unknown figure observing the characters' actions in a story

the person in a story who creates conflict

the narrator's opinion

the perspective from which a story is told

the author's tone

the reader's perspective

the narrator is IN the story

the narrator is OUTSIDE the story

the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

the narrator's perspective cannot be trusted

the reader does not get to know other characters well

the reader gets to know and understand every character on a deep level

the reader does not ever know what is going to happen next

the reader gets to delve into the mind, thoughts, and feelings of the main character

the reader is limited to the thoughts and feelings of only one character

the reader gets to feel connected to the narrator

it builds excitement and suspense

the reader know everything because the narrator is all-knowing