What are the strengths and weaknesses of the literary points of view?

Answer 1

First person POV is more immediate and lets you see inside the mind of the main character. It's a more personal type of narrator, but you only see what the main character knows.

Second person POV is hard to read - it's more of a literary exercise.

Third person POV is more remote than first and second, and can show you what's going on that the main character doesn't know. It can also show you thoughts and feelings of several characters instead of just one, but that can get confusing if the author doesn't know what they're doing.

Answer 2

First-person point of view allows for deep exploration of a character's thoughts and emotions, creating a strong sense of intimacy with the reader. However, it can also limit the perspective to only what the character knows or experiences. Third-person omniscient point of view provides a broader scope and can offer insights into multiple characters, but may create distance between the reader and the characters.