Question

Which point of view is used in this passage?

You have friends who actually car about you and speak the language of the inner
self. You have avoided them of late.
Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
Third person(limited)
First person
Third person(omniscient)
Second person

Answer 1

The passage from 'Bright Lights, Big City' by Jay McInerney uses the second person point of view, directly addressing the reader with the pronoun 'you.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The point of view used in the passage from Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney is the second person. This is identified by the use of the pronoun "you" to directly address the protagonist, which brings the reader into the story as if they are the character themselves. The passage does not fit the criteria for first person ("I" point of view) or the third person ("he/she/they" point of view), where the narrator is outside of the story, either limited to one character’s knowledge or all-knowing.

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Answer 2

second person

•the subject is addressed by "You"

•there is no i/ my/ mine, so it is not first person

•the subject is not addressed as they, them, their, he, she, and it, so it is not third person either