Answer
It allows the reader to see the reason for Craig's
O perspective at the beginning and what causes it to
change
Step-by-step explanation:
Note: I don't know the context of the passage.
Third-person, perspective allows the reader to learn more about the surroundings and other characters. Because of that, you learn key details that you wouldn't learn in the first person. Thus, you can reason that the reader is gleaning additional details that allows them to reason Craigs change of heart.