How do you analyze point of view in a short story?

First, determine the type of point of view the author is using. Is it first person, third person, or (more rarely) second person? Is the point of view limited to one character, or is it an omnipotent narrator who can see inside the thoughts of multiple characters? Then, ask yourself how the point of view affects the story. For example, can you rely on what the narrator is telling you, or are they giving you an incomplete or misleading picture of what’s going on? How would the story be different if it were told from another point of view? Keep these kinds of questions in mind as you’re reading and writing your analysis.