Everyone has their own point of view, or a way of looking at things. in fiction, the narrator is the one who tells the story. there are two types of narrators, first person and third person.
in first person narrations, the narrator is usually the main character and uses i and me. the reader learns a great deal of information about the narrator by reading the narrator's thoughts and feelings. however, the narrator usually doesn't know any other character's thoughts/feelings, so the reader doesn't either.
in third person narrations, the narrator is not a main character and uses she , he , they, or it. the words i and my are only used in dialog. the reader only learns a little about the narrator, but learns much more about the other characters.
below is a passage from treasure island by robert louis stevension. it is a story about jim hawkins, a boy in the 1700s. jim has found part of a treasure map. he with some men from his town, have hired a ship to find the treasure. some of the sailors on the ship, like long john silver, may be dangerous.
the passage is a first person narration, from jim's point of view. rewrite the passage into a third person narration. be sure to use your own words.

"now, just after sundown, when all my work was over and i was on my way to my berth, it occurred to me that i should like an apple. i ran on deck. the watch was all forward looking out for the island. the man at the helm was watching the luff of the sail and whistling gently to himself, and that was the only sound except the swish of the sea against the bows and around the sides of the ship.
in i got bodily into the apple barrel, and found there was scarce an apple left; but, sitting down there in the dark, what with the sound of the water and the rocking movement with the ship, i had either fallen asleep or close to it, when a heavy man sat down with rather a clash close by. the barrel shook as he leaned his shoulders against it, and i was about to jump up when the man began to speak. it was silver's voice, and, before i had heard a dozen words, i would not have show myself for all the world, but lay there, trembling and listening, in the extreme fear and curiosity; for from these dozen words i understood that the lives of all honest men aboard depended upon me alone"

Passage: mrs. smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. as she exited the building, chelsea looked around for her closest friend, brittany. she spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate brian. 2 “brian thinks he’s the fastest person in mrs. smith’s class,” brittany told her when she had joined them. it was obvious that brittany didn’t agree with brian. 3 “i guarantee i can beat anyone in this class to a race,” brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “in fact, i bet i can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too! ” 4chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. according to brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team. 5 “who dares to challenge me? ” brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. the students looked around, but no one volunteered. 6 “i’ll race you,” chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. she knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first. 7 “first person around the field wins,” said brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian soon disappeared around the first turn. chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. the sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. ahead, brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground. 11as chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. instead of running past him and winning the race, chelsea stooped down to him stand. he leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together. 12 “you could've won,” brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class