Question

How would you describe the point of view in "A Wedding Gift?"

"A Wedding Gift" is written in third person limited point of view.
"A Wedding Gift" is written in first person point of view.
"A Wedding Gift" is written in third person omniscient point of view.
"A Wedding Gift" is written in third person point of view.

Answer 1

https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/a-wedding-gift

some important excerpts to point out:

"For a long time Jacques Bourdillere had sworn that he would never marry, but he suddenly changed his mind. It happened suddenly, one summer, at the seashore."

"They were silent, holding each other's hands and from time to time squeezing them with all their might. She sat there with a dreamy look, feeling a little lost at this great change in her life, but smiling, moved, ready to cry, often also almost ready to faint from joy, believing the whole world to be changed by what had just happened to her, uneasy, she knew not why, and feeling her whole body and soul filled with an indefinable and delicious lassitude."

"She recognized Jacques and wished to raise her arms. They were so weak that she could not do so, but tears coursed down her pallid cheeks. He dropped to his knees beside the bed, seized one of her hands and kissed it frantically. Then, little by little, he drew close to the thin face, which started at the contact. One of the nurses was lighting them with a candle, and the doctor was watching them from the back of the room."

so clearly we are given insight into the thoughts + motivations of *multiple characters*, not just one. with that in mind, which do you think might be the best description of the point fo view?