It depends on the story. Some narrators do and some don't.
The character who is telling the story is called the narrator. The narrator sometimes plays an important role in the story and can be the protagonist, or it can be someone on the sidelines who does not take part in the main action.
When a story is told from the first person point of view, the narrator takes part in the action of the story as a character, using pronouns like "I" and "me". This allows readers to experience events through the narrator's perspective and emotions.
In first-person narration the narrator is usually a participant in the story's action.
The narrator usually IS involved in the story action. It's what makes a good story - having the narrator right in the middle of the action. However Third person omniscient is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story. This allows for an unbiased telling of the story.
The narrator is a character within the story, telling the story from their own perspective using words like "I" and "me." The first-person point of view allows readers to directly experience the narrator's thoughts, feelings, and actions.
The narrator is part of the literary work. The narrator may or may not be in the story itself. In Moby Dick the narrator is part of the crew. In Our Town the narrator is not in the story as the narrator but appears in several parts as various characters and the audience is always told that this character is also the narrator. In The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, the narrator is repeating what the old sailor told him so he is not part of the central story. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between a narrator who is not in the story and the author. Dickens wrote in the third person and in the first person. In some stories the narrator become very invisible indeed however it is difficult to do away with the narrator all together. A story with a perfectly invisible narrator would read like a drama script.
the narrator is the person (or animal) that is telling the story. The author writes the story, but the story is told by the narrator.
In "The Mats" by Francisco Arcellana, the rising action is the series of events that lead up to the climax. It includes the preparations of the characters for the narrator's arrival, the narrator's journey to meet his father-in-law, and the interactions between the narrator and his wife's family as they weave mats. These events build tension and develop the themes of tradition, family, and culture in the story.
To provide the reader with a way to understnad the story better.
The action in the story took place in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution.
The narrator is the one speaking. You tell who the narrator is by paying attention to what the other characters say and do toward the narrator. Sometimes the narrator is not a character in the story at all, but is more like a camera or someone else watching the action - that's called third-person narration and is very common in fiction stories.
It might not. Sometimes the setting is integral to the story - the narrator is going to act differently depending on where and when the story is set. But sometimes the setting is just a backdrop, and the story can take place anywhere and anywhen.