Question
Read this paragraph from Part I Chapter V of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and answer the question that follows.
He rose to his feet, looked round in wonder as though surprised at finding himself in this place, and went towards the bridge. He was pale, his eyes glowed, he was exhausted in every limb, but he seemed suddenly to breathe more easily. He felt he had cast off that fearful burden that had so long been weighing upon him, and all at once there was a sense of relief and peace in his soul. ‘Lord,’ he prayed, ‘show me my path—I renounce that accursed … dream of mine.’
What is the point of view used in the paragraph above?
First person
Second person
Third person
None of the choices
He rose to his feet, looked round in wonder as though surprised at finding himself in this place, and went towards the bridge. He was pale, his eyes glowed, he was exhausted in every limb, but he seemed suddenly to breathe more easily. He felt he had cast off that fearful burden that had so long been weighing upon him, and all at once there was a sense of relief and peace in his soul. ‘Lord,’ he prayed, ‘show me my path—I renounce that accursed … dream of mine.’
What is the point of view used in the paragraph above?
First person
Second person
Third person
None of the choices
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The point of view used in the paragraph is **third person**. The narrator describes the thoughts and feelings of the character using third-person pronouns (he, his) rather than directly using first-person ("I") or second-person ("you").