Question

which narrative point of view is shown in the passage? the day i came of swimming age, which, to mothers distress, mamaji claimed was seven, he brought me down to the beach, spread his arms seaward and said, \this is my gift to you.\ \and then he nearly drowned you,\ claimed mother. from yann martel, life of pi. copyright 2001 by yann martel. ○ second person ○ third person limited ○ first person ○ third person omniscient

Explanation:

To determine the narrative point of view, we analyze the passage:

• First person point of view uses "I", "me", "my" etc. to tell the story from the narrator's own perspective. In the passage, we see the use of "I" (e.g., "The day I came of swimming age") and "me" (e.g., "brought me down to the beach"), which are characteristic of first - person narration.
• Second - person point of view uses "you" as the main pronoun, which is not the case here.
• Third - person limited point of view tells the story from the outside, focusing on one character's thoughts and feelings, and uses pronouns like "he", "she", "they" without the narrator being a part of the story. Here, the narrator is part of the story (using "I" and "me").
• Third - person omniscient point of view has a narrator who knows all the thoughts and feelings of all characters and is not part of the story, which is not the case here.

Answer:

first person