The Strange Views of the Brothers KaramazovThe novel The Brothers Karamazov written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky was first published in 1880. This book is unique because it is effectively written in a combination of the third-person omniscient point of view and the first-person point of view. The author seems to be a character in the book but also seems to know everything. Parts of The Brothers Karamazov are in the third person omniscient point of view. Third person omniscient is when the author knows everything. This is manifested 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 Poles he has just met. Mitia's thoughts are displayed when he decides that "it was the little pipe-smoking Pole who was in charge" (p. 507). This shows what is going 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 happening in other towns while he always seems to be at the monastery in general. city ​​in the book. This is seen when Mitya goes to Sukhoi village to see a man about an affair. Mitya asks a priest to accompany him and the priest “suggested they go on foot, because, he assured Mitya, it was only a kilometer walk…” (p 452). This is information that could only be known to someone who was in Sukhoi at that time while the author's character was still at the monastery in another city. It also shows a third person point of view. The author also seems to know what goes on in the privacy of 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 "the washing operations began" even though he had no way of knowing. This adds to the third person point of view. The omniscient aspect of the book's third-person point of view ensures that the story continues even if the author is not there. The characters' thoughts and actions are always known so that the story is more complete and therefore more effective.