First of all, first, second and third person are descriptions of point of view. A novel typically has one. First person means that the main character is telling the story, and uses I and me. Third person tells the story from every character (known as omniscient) or one character but uses the more distant approach by referring to the character by name, or using he or she when telling the story (known as limited). I suggest you begin by reviewing the enotes on this book. You can view the summary here: http://www.enotes.com/house-spirits for this book.

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