Question

All the Sad Young Men
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

He and I first met in the late summer of 1917 when he was just out of Yale, and, like the rest of us, was swept up into the systematized hysteria of the war. In the blue-green uniform of the naval aviation he came down to Pensacola, where the hotel orchestras played "I'm sorry, dear," and we young officers danced with the girls.



From "The Rich Boy" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question
Use the paragraph from the story All the Sad Young Men by F. Scott Fitzgerald to answer the question.

Which statement describes the point of view the author establishes in the paragraph?

Responses

The narrator tells the story through the perspective of only one person in the story.
The narrator tells the story through the perspective of only one person in the story. - no response given

The narrator is all-knowing.
The narrator is all-knowing. - no response given

The narrator is neutral.
The narrator is neutral. - no response given

The narrator tells the story through the perspective of someone outside of the story.

Answer 1

The narrator tells the story through the perspective of only one person in the story.

Explanation: The paragraph uses first-person ("He and I first met..."), so the narrator is a participant recounting events from their own viewpoint.