What is the point of view in the story "The Devil and Daniel Webster"?

The Devil and Daniel Webster, is a
short story written by Stephen Vincent Benet. This story is written in Third person,
omniscient perspective, or point of view. Omniscient means all knowing.  This is where
the narrator knows the thoughts of the other characters in the story. We can see an
example perspective when the narrator speaks of the main character, Jabez Stone, and
tells the audience, "But one day Jabez Stone got sick of the whole business." As a
simple spectator, the narrator would have had no way of knowing the feelings of Jabez.
He knows the actions of the characters and also the
thoughts.

There are other types of
perspectives. Another type is Third Person Limited. This is where
the story is told from someone looking in, but that person, the narrarator can't read
minds. They can only see what you could see if you were there. It would read, "The
children went to the zoo and they looked scared when the lion
roared."

Another type is, First Person
Perspective. In this case, the narrator is telling the story, but they are
also a character in the story. The story would be told as, "I went to the store, I saw
Cathy and I imagined how lonely she must be, but without speaking to her I turned and
went home. After what she did to me in Gym? forget it!" This perspective is useful in
showing the thoughts of that particular character. You can really see what they are
thinking, regardless of the actions they may or may not take. Sometimes, a first person
perspective can be plural, as in "We went to the store and we saw Cathy." but that's not
found too often.

Second Person Perspective
is also a rare form of perspective but you will see it from time to time. In
this case, the peice will read placing you as the subject. For example this is used  in
the novel, The Crimson Petal and The White by Michael Faber. "Watch your step, Keep your
wits about you; you will need them the city I am bring you to is vast and intricate and
you have not been here before"

Depending on the type of
story you are writing and the messages and feeling you want to convey you will want to
choose the type of perspective that best works for you!