Question

Which two points of view are used in this excerpt from “Games at Twilight” by Anita Desai?

Answer 1

A.) third-person omniscient and C.) third-person limited 

Answer 2

Answer: A.) third-person omniscient and C.) third-person limited.

The third-person omniscient point of view is a way of telling a story in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story. On the other hand, the third-person limited point of view is fixed or "limited" to a particular perspective. In the omniscient point of view, the narrator is free to move between characters, and can know all of them equally well. In the limited point of view, the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, and the other ones are usually described using pronouns such as "he" and "she."