His desires and values are likely to pull in different directions. Places reader in a spatial relationship to story. Not always reliable or fixed. Involves framing, proportioning, emphasizing, distorting of aspects of story. Often holds the reader so close to the narrator that the reader is unable to others objectively.
Lacks intimate self-revelation of first person.
The focal character acts as camera. Reader still barred from the minds of the characters. Usually found only in short stories. Aids reader in determining a relationship among characters. Often determines how the reader will judge a character.