Read each passage, and use the drop-down menus to identify the point of view of the narrator. hunger crept up on me like a stalk
ing wolf. i had never been stalked by hunger before. richard was hungry. he rifled through his empty pockets looking for coins and came up short. he wondered what to do. falstaff’s mother is worried about him. little does she know that falstaff’s father secretly shares his wife’s concern. falstaff continues to believe that his parents do not care about or understand him.
The point of view of the narrator in the passage provided is that of the first person.
<h3>What is Point of View?</h3>
This is referred to the angle from which a story was told and determines what the reader is able to access from it.
The passage given depicts a firstperson point of view. This is because the reader can be inferred as performing the action as a character in the story thereby making it the most appropriate choice.
Hunger crept up on me like a stalking wolf. I had never been stalked by hunger before.
✔ first-person point of view
Richard was hungry. He rifled through his empty pockets looking for coins and came up short. He wondered what to do.
✔ third-person limited
Falstaff’s mother is worried about him. Little does she know that Falstaff’s father secretly shares his wife’s concern. Falstaff continues to believe that his parents do not care about or understand him.
