First-Person Narrative

Definition

A first-person narrative is a storytelling technique where the story is told from the perspective of a character within the story. It uses pronouns like "I," "me," and "my" to convey the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of that character.

Related terms

Stream of Consciousness:

A narrative style that presents a character's thoughts and feelings in a continuous flow without any logical structure.

Unreliable Narrator:

A narrator whose credibility or trustworthiness is questionable due to bias, mental instability, or lack of knowledge.

Autobiography: A written account of a person's life written by themselves in first-person point of view.