Question

From the following passage, how do we know the Narrator's point of view in "The Californian's Tale" is First Person? Sec. 21: "I heard the words, but hardly noticed them; I was so deep in my thinkings and strugglings. He left me, but I didn't know. Presently he was back, with the picture case in his hand, and he held it open before me.."

A. The Narrator is outside the story, and the reader sees and feels only what he sees and feels.
B. The Narrator is a character in the story and the reader sees and feels only what he sees and feels.
C. The Narrator is a character in the story and knows the thoughts of all others in the story.​

Answer 1

From the passage, we can tell that the Narrator's point of view in "The Californian's Tale" is First Person. This is because the passage uses first-person pronouns like "I" and "me" to describe the Narrator's thoughts and feelings. This indicates that the Narrator is a character in the story and is telling the story from his own perspective. Therefore, the correct answer is B. The Narrator is a character in the story and the reader sees and feels only what he sees and feels.