Select the answer that correctly identifies the story’s narrative point of view AND explains why the story’s narrator may be unreliable.
A.
First-person; the narrator is a character in the story
B.
Third-person (omniscient); the narrator knows all the characters’ thoughts
C.
Third-person (limited); the narrator only knows one character’s thoughts
D.
First-person; the narrator is not an active character in the story

Question

Select the answer that correctly identifies the story’s narrative point of view AND explains why the story’s narrator may be unreliable.
A.
First-person; the narrator is a character in the story
B.
Third-person (omniscient); the narrator knows all the characters’ thoughts
C.
Third-person (limited); the narrator only knows one character’s thoughts
D.
First-person; the narrator is not an active character in the story

sandra_ · Answer

Read the excerpt from the story “David’s Haircut” by Ken Elkes and answer the question below.
 
When it is David’s turn for a cut, Mr Samuels places a wooden board covered with a piece of oxblood red leather across the arms of the chair, so that the barber doesn’t have to stoop to cut the boy’s hair. David scrambles up onto the bench. . . .
 
David feels like he is in another world, noiseless except for the scuffing of the barber’s shoes on the lino and the snap of his scissors. In the reflection from the window he could see through the window, a few small clouds moved slowly through the frame, moving to the sound of the scissors’ click.
 
Sleepily, his eyes dropping to the front of the cape where his hair falls with the same softness as snow and he imagines sitting in the chair just like the men and older boys, the special bench left leaning against the wall in the corner.