Question

Read the narrative and determine the point of view:

"As the teen walked along the beach with his mother, he knew he had to tell her the verifiable truth. He figured she may never forgive him for his deception, but that she still deserves to know. As he considered this, his mom walked beside him without saying a word. She was aware of her son's actions, and was just waiting for him to act responsibly by admitting it. She kept watching out of the corner of her eye, allowing herself a small smile and enjoying his obvious discomfort." (5 points)

Group of answer choices

First person

Second person

Third-person limited

Third-person objective

Third-person omniscient

Answer 1

Third-person omniscient is the correct answer as the paragraph is narrated by someone who knows the thoughts and feelings of first and second person.  

Explanation:

• The first person is the boy in the story and second person is his mother so these two cannot be the correct option as they are not narrating the story.  

• Third-person limited cannot be correct answer as the narrator is talking about both characters thoughts.  

• Third person objective can also not be the correct option as it is about someone who narrates what he sees but not the thoughts of the characters.

Answer 2

The correct option is: third-person omniscient.

Example:

• Let us understand the meaning of "omniscient". It means "knowing everything".

• In the given paragraph, the narrator has deep understanding about the mother and her son and above all, a knowledge of their actions.

• This cannot be limited or objective since the third-person narrative is indicating to an wider view of mentioned persons' life.