Question

Select the correct answer.

Answer 1

This question is incomplete. The complete answer is:

Read the excerpt from Theodore Dreiser’s “My Brother Paul.” What narrative point of view does Dreiser use in this excerpt from the story?

"I had not seen my brother in three or four days, but after I had strolled a block or two up Broadway I encountered him. I have always thought that he had kept an eye on me and had really followed me; was looking, in short, to see what I would do As usual he was most smartly and comfortably dressed."

A. Second person

B. Third-person limited

C. First person

D. Third-person omniscient

The correct answer is C. First person.

Explanation

Explanation

In the narrative field, the first person refers to how one of the characters tells the story from his point of view. In this mode, the subjects I (singular) and we (plural) are used. According to the above, the previous fragment is written in the first person because whoever tells the story speaks of himself by saying "I had not seen my brother in three or four days ". According to the above, the correct answer is C. First person.