Read the excerpt from an adaptation of "To Build a Fire.”

Question

[The dog] experienced a vague but menacing fear that subdued it and made it slink along at the man's heels, hoping that he would go into camp or seek shelter somewhere and build a fire. The dog had learned fire, and it wanted fire, or else to burrow under the snow and cuddle its warmth away from the air.

Why does the author use this point of view to tell the story?

The first-person narrator reveals the dog’s personality.
The first-person narrator encourages readers to connect to the dog.
The third-person limited narrator reveals only the factual events of the tale.
The third-person omniscient narrator suggests the dog’s superior instincts.

Answer 1

The author uses a third-person limited narrator to reveal only the dog's feelings and instincts in the excerpt. This point of view allows the reader to gain insight into the dog's perspective, highlighting its fear and desire for warmth, which enhances the emotional depth of the story. Therefore, the correct answer would be:

The third-person omniscient narrator suggests the dog’s superior instincts.

(Note: While some of the options provided are not accurately phrased for third-person limited, a more fitting option would focus on the effectiveness of limited perspective in conveying the dog's thoughts and instincts.)