Question

She did nothing. She only watched him, breathing audibly, until the elevator reached the first floor at last. Martin would have rushed past to her get out, but there was no room. He could only wait as she turned— reluctantly it seemed to him—and moved slowly out into the lobby. And they he ran. He didn’t care what she thought. He ran past her, outside into the fresh air, and then he ran almost all the way to school. He had never felt such relief in his life.



According to the excerpt above, from which point of view or perspective is this story told?

Answer 1

Third-person limited (close third-person) — the narrator uses third-person pronouns and gives access to Martin’s thoughts and feelings (e.g., “reluctantly it seemed to him,” “He had never felt such relief”), but not the inner life of the other characters.