In this excerpt, the reader knows more about Timothy than his mother and his sister. However, if the author had chosen to focus
on all three characters equally, the point of view of the passage would change and, therefore, possibly create a different level of suspense. What would the point of view be called if the author had focused his attention equally on the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all three of these characters? WHAT POINT OF VIEW ISIT???? HELP
If the author had focused his attention equally on the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all three of these characters, the point of view would be called the omniscient third person.
Explanation:
When we write a novel or a short story we can use different points of view. These are nothing more than the perspectives by which the story will be told: first, second and third person. When the author chooses to narrate his story using the third person, he still has to choose between two points of view: omniscient or limited.
From this perspective, in the omniscient third-person view the narrator of the story knows all the feelings and thoughts of the characters.
This style of narrative opens up a gigantic wealth of opportunities for the writer. The narrator may include feelings and tendencies of personality that the character itself does not know or refuses to accept. There are no secrets for the writer. He can peer into the depths of the soul, embrace every detail, and assume the esteemed position of what he really is: the creator of history.
