Omniscient Point of View

“Through the Tunnel” is told from the point of view of an all-knowing, or omniscient, narrator. Although the narrator focuses mainly on Jerry, we also learn some of Jerry’s mother’s thoughts and feelings. How would the story be different if Jerry’s mother were telling it?

•  If Jerry's mother was to tell the story, the story would be told either in a first person point of view, or a third person point of view. If she were to tell the story, the mother would not know the details of her son diving. She would most likely know only Jerry diving down, and then up, and then down again. She would not know what Jerry saw under the water. She know, however, that he is up to something, and that he has to complete the mission. Jerry's mother would somehow understand the feelings of Jerry. This also means that we would also somehow understand the feelings of Jerry.
• The whole story would be different if Jerry's mother told the story. It would become a story like a mother supporting her son to do something her son really wants, and what the feelings of the mother are. 
• I believe that the story would be better if it is told in Jerry's point of view. This is because we would understand exactly what he is trying to do, and also understand his motivation. When the story is told by Jerry, we would also be told the exact details for what Jerry sees and experiences, which is way more interesting if the story is told plainly by Jerry's mother.