Question

You got a girl?" he [Rickey] demanded.

It was a heck of a question. I had two reactions: why should he be concerned about my relationship with a girl; and, second, while I thought, hoped, and prayed I had a girl, the way things had been going, I was afraid she might have begun to consider me a hopeless case. I explained this to Mr. Rickey and Clyde.

What should writers imitate from this excerpt if they want to establish a point of view for a personal narrative?

describing private thoughts and feelings about a situation
providing dialogue that shows what other people are like
giving details that show the story through others’ eyes
writing about a topic that is interesting and easily understood

Answer 1

describing private thoughts and feelings about a situation

The excerpt uses first-person internal reaction and reflection to establish the narrator’s point of view.