Question

maria - josé, whose nickname was zézé, had never been beautiful or winning. upon her fathers death it was thought best that she should go to live with her sister engrácias family. here she led a monotonous existence, helping to bring up her nephews and nieces, who were born in that young and happy household with a regularity that brooked small intervals between the births. a long - pointed nose disfigured her face, and her lips, extremely thin, looked like a pale crack. her thoughtful gaze alone possessed a certain melancholy attractiveness. but even here, her eyes, protruding too far for the harmony of the lines upon her face, seemed always to be red, and her brows narrow and sparse. of late, an intricate network of wrinkles as fine as hairs had formed at the corner of her eyes. from her nose, likewise, two furrows ran along the transparent delicacy of her skin and reached either side of her mouth. and yet, from habit, and through passive obedience to routine, maria - josé continued to dress like a young girl of eighteen, in brightly colored gowns, thin waists and white hats that ill became her frail and oldish face. she would remain for a long time in painful indecision when it was a matter of picking out some piece of goods that was of too bright a red or blue - as if instinctively she understood the disharmony of these hues with her age, whose rapid oncoming they moreover placed in all the more noticeable contrast. and at such times engrácia and her daughters would say to her with a vehemence whose effect they hate guessed, why, zézé! but something and be done with it!... how silly! do you want to dress like a widow? what a notion! what is the main effect created by the use of third - person limited perspective in the passage? to give the reader intimate access to maria - josés thoughts to allow maria - josé to express her feelings and ideas in her own words to provide objective insight into conflicts between maria - josé and her family to reveal information about maria - josés life and family of which she is unaware

Explanation:

The third - person limited perspective focuses on Maria - José's thoughts, feelings, and experiences, revealing details about her life and family. It doesn't allow her to express in her own words, nor does it mainly show conflicts. It gives the reader access to her inner world.

Answer:

to give the reader intimate access to Maria - José's thoughts