Question

Read the passage from "Girl.”

Always eat your food in such a way that it won’t turn someone else’s stomach; on Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming; don’t sing benna in Sunday School; you mustn’t speak to wharf-rat boys, not even to give directions; don’t eat fruits on the street—flies will follow you.

Read the passage from an adaptation of "Girl.”

She didn’t believe her daughter. Not even a little bit. The girl insisted she hadn’t been to the wharf, where the men preyed, not boys. Where else, after all, would she have learned those ridiculous songs! Such places, she knew from her own experiences, were dangerous for girls, and life changing; but how to communicate that to a girl just that age, without sending her running, so misunderstood, in the wrong direction?

How is this adaptation different from the original version of this text?

The adaptation is addressing a new and unrelated topic.
The adaptation has a more formal tone than the original.
The adaptation has a third-person limited-omniscient narrator.
The adaptation has a third-person objective narrator.

Answer 1

The adaptation has a third-person limited-omniscient narrator.

Explanation: The original is a second-person, imperative monologue (mother speaking directly to the daughter). The adaptation switches to third person and gives access to the mother's internal thoughts and perceptions (e.g., "She didn’t believe her daughter" and the mother's worries), which is characteristic of a limited-omniscient narrator rather than an objective one.