excerpt from The Little Mermaid

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Brothers Grimm

By the light of one of the lamps. Sirenetta had seen the young captain fall into the water, and she swam to his rescue. But she could not find him in the high waves and, tired out, was about to give up, when suddenly there he was on the crest of a nearby wave. In an instant, he was swept straight into the mermaid's arms.

The young man was unconscious and the mermaid held his head above water in the stormy sea, in an effort to save his life. She clung to him for hours trying to fight the tiredness that was overtaking her.

Then, as suddenly as it had sprung up, the storm died away. In a grey dawn over a still angry sea, Sirenetta realized thankfully that land lay ahead. Aided by the motion of the waves, she pushed the captain's body onto the shore, beyond the water's edge. Unable herself to walk, the mermaid sat wringing her hands, her tail lapped by the rippling water, trying to warm the young captain with her own body. Then the sound of approaching voices startled Sirenetta and she slipped back into deeper water.

"Come quickly! Quickly!" came a woman's voice in alarm.

"There's a man here! Look, I think he's unconscious!" The captain was now in good hands.

"Let's take him up to the castle!"

"No, no! Better get help . . ." And the first thing the young man saw when he opened his eyes again was the beautiful face of the youngest of a group of three ladies.

"Thank you! Thank you . . . for saving my life . . . he murmured to the lovely unknown lady.
Question
This story has several characters with different points of view: the drowning young man, the mermaid who saves him, the women on the shore, and the narrator's voice. The reader also has a point of view.
Match the different points of view to the appropriate characters.

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the young captain
the mermaid, Sirenetta
the young woman on the shore
the narrator
the reader's point of view
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Answer 1

Here are the matches for the different points of view to the appropriate characters based on the excerpt from "The Little Mermaid":

1. The young captain - His point of view would likely focus on his feelings of confusion and gratitude after being saved, as well as his first impressions of the beautiful mermaid and the women on the shore.

2. The mermaid, Sirenetta - Her point of view would emphasize her determination to save the young captain, her exhaustion during the struggle, and her concern for his well-being as she waits for help.

3. The young woman on the shore - Her point of view would capture her urgency and alarm at discovering the unconscious captain, along with her concern for his safety.

4. The narrator - The narrator's voice provides an objective overview of the story, describing actions and events without personal feelings or thoughts.

5. The reader's point of view - The reader's perspective is shaped by their personal interpretations, emotions, and reactions to the events of the story as they unfold.

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