Question

The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas

This room was occupied by Dantès’ father. The news of the arrival of the Pharaon had not yet reached the old man, who, mounted on a chair, was amusing himself by training with trembling hand the nasturtiums and sprays of clematis that clambered over the trellis at his window. Suddenly, he felt an arm thrown around his body, and a well-known voice behind him exclaimed, “Father—dear father!”

The old man uttered a cry, and turned round; then, seeing his son, he fell into his arms, pale and trembling.

“What ails you, my dearest father? Are you ill?” inquired the young man, much alarmed.

“No, no, my dear Edmond—my boy—my son!—no; but I did not expect you; and joy, the surprise of seeing you so suddenly—Ah, I feel as if I were going to die.”

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Question
Use the excerpt to answer the question.

How does point of view help readers understand what a character or characters think or feel in this excerpt?

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Responses

Readers know Edmund’s father’s feelings and thoughts because of the narrator’s third-person limited point of view.
Readers know Edmund’s father’s feelings and thoughts because of the narrator’s third-person limited point of view.

Readers know both characters’ feelings and thoughts because of the dialogue they exchange.
Readers know both characters’ feelings and thoughts because of the dialogue they exchange.

Readers know Edmund’s feelings and thoughts because of his role as the main character.
Readers know Edmund’s feelings and thoughts because of his role as the main character.

Readers know both characters’ feelings and thoughts because of the narrator’s third-person omniscient point of view.
Readers know both characters’ feelings and thoughts because of the narrator’s third-person omniscient point of view.

Answer 1

Readers know both characters' feelings and thoughts because of the dialogue they exchange.