S we stepped onto the boat, that nostalgic smell filled heart with happiness. For the next 7 days, this would be my home away fr
om home. Every summer, my family and I take a week-long vacation by cruising to different islands in the Caribbean, and on this trip, we sailed to countries like Mexico and Honduras. We had never been to these places before, so I was ecstatic! There is nothing quite like sun bathing by one of the many pools and sipping on a Shirley Temple in the middle of the wide-open ocean. When we received the "all clear", we raced down the hall to find our room. My brother and I swung open the door and dove onto our bed of choice. We always acted like it was a big decision, even though the beds were exactly the same. After the most important decision was behind us, I did just as I always do and walked out onto the balcony to breathe in the ocean's salty air. The ocean brings me to a place of calm; all of my worries disappear, and I feel at peace. I sat there for a while to take it all in. I thought about what the next 7 days would bring, and how I couldn't wait to make memories and go on adventures with my family. Just as I drifted off into a daydream, the dreaded alarm for the muster drill radiated through the speakers.
"Here we go!" my mom exclaimed.
"Oh man! I was just starting to drift off into my happy place. Do we have to go?" I whined back to my mom.
If this story were written in the third-person point of view, how would the description of the vacation change?
The description would include what the narrator's family was thinking and feeling.
The description would include a dialogue between the main character and her family.
The description would include how the boat was rocking with the waves.
The description would include how excited the main character was about the trip.
Based on this piece of text, if this were to be written in third person, then it would also include what the narrator's family was thinking and feeling. Third person omniscient narration is when the narrator of the story speaks of their own thoughts, and also know other characters thoughts as well.
