Question
Read this paragraph from Part II Chapter VII of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and answer the question that follows.
But the coachman was not very much distressed and frightened. It was evident that the carriage belonged to a rich and important person who was awaiting it somewhere; the police, of course, were in no little anxiety to avoid upsetting his arrangements. All they had to do was to take the injured man to the police station and the hospital. No one knew his name.
What is the point of view used in this paragraph?
First person
Second person
Third person
Coachman’s point of view
But the coachman was not very much distressed and frightened. It was evident that the carriage belonged to a rich and important person who was awaiting it somewhere; the police, of course, were in no little anxiety to avoid upsetting his arrangements. All they had to do was to take the injured man to the police station and the hospital. No one knew his name.
What is the point of view used in this paragraph?
First person
Second person
Third person
Coachman’s point of view
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The point of view used in this paragraph is **third person**. The narrative describes the situation from an outside perspective, focusing on the coachman and the actions of the police without using first-person (I, we) or second-person (you) narration.