Question

Which narrative style does Jhumpa Lahiri use in her short story “Once in a Lifetime”?

Answer 1

This short story is from the collection of short stories named Unaccustomed Earth which describes Bengali Americans daily culture mix. Once in a Lifetime is a story which Lahiri writes about the disposition typical of an Indian family through the eyes of a young Bengali girl, Hema. She narrates her common childhood memories which shows how they moved from Cambridge to Calcutta and back to Cambridge. Because the story is told by Hema, it is a third-person omniscient perspective. It is omniscient because the protagonist knows all the details about the story since this story is about her childhood memories.

Answer 2

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "third-person omniscient perspective." The narrative style does Jhumpa Lahiri use in her short story “Once in a Lifetime” is that of third-person omniscient perspective