narrator The whole of The Lord of the Rings is told by an anonymous, third-person narrator. The narration is omniscient, which means the narrator not only relates the characters’ thoughts and feelings, but also comments on them.

Much of what is foreshadowed in The Hobbit is meant to give suggestions of the danger that Bilbo and the dwarves will face on their quest. When they discuss their journey to the secret door of the Lonely Mountain: ‘Only Gandalf had shaken his head and said nothing.

Tolkien also describes his work as an allegory of “power usurped for domination” – a theme which is all the more important to examine in our modern world. Characters throughout The Lord of the Rings are tempted by power and the urge to seize it and wield it for personal gain and unlawful control.

The Lord of the Rings is an entity named Sauron, the Dark Lord, who long ago lost the One Ring that contains much of his power. His overriding desire is to reclaim the Ring and use it to enslave all of Middle-earth.

Sometimes, third-person omniscient point of view will include the narrator telling the story from multiple characters’ perspectives. Popular examples of third-person omniscient point of view are Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, and The Scarlet Letter.

Third Person Omniscient: A “narrator” narrates the story, using “he”, “she”, and “they” pronouns. This “narrator” knows everything, including but not limited to events before and after the story and all the feelings, emotions, and opinions of every character, whether the characters express them or not.

With its many characters and intricate relationships, Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is another excellent example of a third person omniscient narrator. In this excerpt, Tolstoy describes two characters and the contrast between them: Prince Vassily always spoke languidly, like an actor repeating his part in an old play.

The second person perspective is identifiable by the author’s use of second-person pronouns: you, yourself, your, yours, or yourselves. Many second-person pronouns are both singular and plural, depending on the context. The second person point of view attempts to turn the reader into the character.

In third-person point of view, the author is narrating a story about the characters, referring to them by name, or using the third-person pronouns “he,” “she,” and “they.” The other points of view in writing are first person and second person.

The third person is where someone refers to themselves by their own name. For example, Trump has spoken in the third person for years. He even gives himself nicknames.

Though it’s possible that speaking in third person may be a sign of a personality disorder, unless there are other significant symptoms, it’s not usually considered a tell-tale sign of one.