Question

Read the following paragraph. What type of point of view is being expressed?

The surface of the blue Caribbean, which earlier had perfectly reflected the billowy clouds of a calm summer, didn't like the looks of it. "I think we'd better get below," he said. "Now dear," said Christine, his wife of three days, "you always worry so. Look, you can see the port where us? [Options: First-person, Second-person, Third-person limited, Third-person omniscient]

Answer 1

The paragraph is written in third-person limited point of view, where the narrator describes events using third-person pronouns and knows the thoughts and feelings of only some characters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The paragraph provided from the student's question narrates using the third-person limited point of view. This is evident as the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of some characters but not all. Phrases like "he said" and "said Christine" indicate that the narrator is external to the story and describes events from the outside using third-person pronouns such as "he" and "she." The narrative does not delve into the thoughts of all characters, thereby limiting the perspective to only a few characters within the story. This contrasts with a third-person omniscient narrator, who would know all characters' thoughts and feelings. It also differs from a first-person narrator, who would speak from within the story using "I" or "we," and a second-person narrator, who would directly address the reader as "you."