The most likely reason why Gabriel choose to write his essay with this point of view is because, a narrative essay tells a story about the writer's life, therefore it is most effective to tell the story from the writer's point of view. The correct option is B. In the passage given above, Gabriel wrote the passage based on his own perspective.
Positive= extraordinary
negative= outlandish, strange, unusual
(imagine what you would say if you're complimenting someone)
False. This could be stated in any part of the story as an answer through given examples. On the other hand, it could quite possibly be concluding something....Tricky question but I stand by the answer of False.
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