First of all, the two points share multiple similarities. Both elements of literature are under the main category of point of view which is means they both tell a story from a certain perspective. Also the two elements, are both third-person, and are told from a person or thing that is not contributed within the actual story. In “The Book Thief,” the narrator is death even though he is not in the story. The book is written from his perspective and is considered written in third-person. Since they are both third-person, they both tell the story as they hear and see …show more content…
Although the two points of view include the narrator's perspective, third-person limited also attains the ability to observe the conscious thoughts of the characters. Knowing the emotions of a character works as an advantage and can give the third-person limited premonition of what will happen later in the story. Be able to see what is inside the character’s mind, they can see if they are flippant, overzealous, doggedly, or aloof. Third-person objective is limited to just what he or she hears and sees, and cannot tell how one is feeling in their mind. As an example, “The Book Thief” would be considered third-person limited because the narrator, death, is not in the story, but provides the reader with the emotions of the characters. Overall, the two elements contain