Question

Read the narrative and determine the point of view:

"As the teen walked along the beach with his mother, he knew he had to tell her the truth. He realized she may never forgive him for the deception, but that she deserves to know. He thought that to recover her trust, he would need to demonstrate responsibility now for what he did and be honest about it."

First person

Second person

Third-person limited

Third-person objective

Third-person omniscient

Answer 1

Its either third person omniscient or third person ojbective

Answer 2

Third-Person Omniscient—the narrator is not part of the story and knows what every character is thinking and feeling.

Third-Person Objective—the narrator is not part of the story and does not know characters’ thoughts or a feeling, but only states their actions and speech. Imagine you are holding a video camera. You see all the action, but there is no one to tell you what the actors are thinking.