1. Even though the story is told by an outside narrator, the descriptive details explain Reggie’s feelings, so readers feel as if Reggie is telling the story himself.
Explanation:
The writer organised the passage so well by explaining and describing the various emotions Reggie is feeling. He described Reggie's nervousness, his poor farm yield and the economic situation in Rhodesia.
The writer also described Reggie's ill health and how pale he was looking, he even narrated Reggie's inward lamentation of asking what went wrong. It was a very descriptive narrative which helps the readers feel what Reggie was feeling as though Reggie was telling the story himself.