Question

which narrative point of view is shown in the passage?

the girl believed that her father had not deserted her; she lived in the hope that he would come back, and in the faith that he would be made the happier by her remaining where she was. the wretched ignorance with which jupe clung to this consolation, rejecting the superior comfort of knowing, on sound arithmetical basis, that her father was an unnatural vagabond, filled mr. gradgrind with pity.

from charles dickens, hard times

first person

second person

third person limited

third person omniscient

Explanation:

The passage reveals the inner thoughts and feelings of two characters: Jupe's hope and faith regarding her father, and Mr. Gradgrind's pity for Jupe. A third-person omniscient narrator has full access to the internal states of multiple characters, which matches this text. First person uses "I/we", second uses "you", and third-person limited only accesses one character's inner world, so these do not fit.

Answer:

third person omniscient