Explanation: The point of view that is found in this excerpt by Herman Melville is the <u><em>first person point of view</em></u>. The narrator speaks using I, me, my, mine, and he can also speak as we, us, or our. The narrator speaks about what he experienced, and his thoughts about those experiences. This is shown in this excerpt where the narrator tells us what he observed and what he thought of who was going to become his shipmate.
