Who is the narrator, can she or he read minds, and, more importantly, can we trust her or him?
Third Person (Omniscient)
Jules Verne had his work cut out for him on this one—he needed to convey a ton of information in order to make a moon mission seem plausible, which would've been especially difficult in the 1860s, when the novel was written. Because of this, Verne opted to use a straightforward third-person narrator to deliver information in a coherent fashion. Although we look at the story from the perspective of several different characters, we always remained anchored in the narrator's engaging and humorous voice, as he or she hops around explaining everything to us.