The Strange Points of View of the Brothers KaramazovThe novel The Brothers Karamazov written by Fyodor Dostoevsky was first published in 1880. This book is unique because it is written effectively in a combination of third-person omniscient and first-person point of view. The author seems to be a character in the book but also seems to know everything about it. Parts of The Brothers Karamazov are in third-person omniscient point of view. Third person omniscient is when the author knows everything. This is demonstrated when the author is able to read the thoughts of all the main characters. A good example of this is when Mitya, one of the main characters, observes two Polish men he has just met. Mitya's thoughts are visualized when he decides that "it was the little Pole who smoked the pipe" (p. 507). This shows what goes through Mitya's mind when he meets the Poles and is a good example of the third person omniscient point of view. The author also knows what is going on in other cities while he always seems to be in the monastery in the main city. city ​​in the book. This is shown when Mitya goes to Sukhoi village to see a man for a business deal. Mitya convinces a priest to accompany him, and the priest "suggested they go on foot, because, he assured Mitya, it was only a mile walk..." (p. 452). This is information that could only be known by someone who was in Sukhoi at the time while the author's character was still in the monastery which is located in another city. This also shows a third person's point of view. The author also seems to know what happens in the privacy of people's homes. This is shown on page 483 when Mitya is at his friend Perkhotin's house and they are the only two people there and yet the author is able to describe exactly what is happening. He explains how they "began the scrubbing operations" when he had no way of actually knowing. This adds to the third-person point of view. The third-person omniscient point of view aspect of the book allows the story to continue even if the author is not present. The thoughts and actions of the characters are always known so that the story is more complete and therefore more effective.