Narrator

Question 1

participant

Answer 1

*A participant narrator is often a character in the story, either the main or another character who knows and is close to the central character

maybe watching the story unfold that involves other characters

Question 2

Omniscient

Answer 2

With access to all or some character’s thoughts, they know everything

the narrator can possess different levels of knowledge about the characters thoughts, feelings and actions

Editorial omniscient is when the character adds in some of their own judgments into the story and the opposite is impartial omniscient

as an example, in the wife of martin guerre, the narrator

Question 3

non participant

Answer 3

*A non-participant character does not involve themselves in the story and other characters, they refer to the characters as they, she or he

they stand from a distance and read into the mind of the characters

Question 4

limited omniscient

Answer 4

when a non-participant narrator sees the events through the eyes of a character other than themselves it is called limited or relative omniscient.

the narrator chooses which perspective the character we see and feel things from and even leaves the readers to figure out things on their own,

the narrator is restricted to the thoughts and perceptions of the characters

Question 5

objective

Answer 5

no access to feelings, or thoughts of characters!
example wife of Martine guerre, they explain the events of the story but do not get into the head of the characters and their feelings

Question 6

naive or innocent narrator

Answer 6

a character who fails to understand all the implications of the story

Question 7

unreliable narrator

Answer 7

misleads the readers, withholds key information from readers