Definition
Third-person point of view refers to characters with "he," "she," "they," or names. The narrator stands outside the characters as a storyteller, even when staying close to one mind.
Example
She counted the money twice before locking the drawer is third person because the narrator describes another character from outside the "I" voice.
Related terms
Common mistakes
- Treating all third-person narration as distant or omniscient by default.
- Slipping into first-person pronouns inside a third-person scene.