Question

which point of view does the narrator use in the passage? brian shrugged.... but it ate at him. what they were going to do proved nothing. they were playing a game and it struck him that derek did that—his whole life was that. he knew it was unfair to think of the man that way—he didnt, after all, know him very well. but he acted that way. like it was all a game and derek was approaching this whole business that way. just a game. from gary paulsen, the river. copyright 1991 by gary paulsen first person second person third person

Explanation:

The passage uses third-person pronouns like "him" and "he" to refer to the character Brian, and it reveals his internal thoughts without using first-person pronouns (I/me) or addressing the reader directly (you). This matches the characteristics of third-person point of view.

Answer:

third person