Question

which point of view does the narrator use in the passage? josé arcadio buendía had the certainty that it was the beginning of a great friendship. the children were startled by his fantastic stories. aureliano, who could not have been more than five at the time, would remember him for the rest of his life as he saw him that afternoon. from gabriel garcía márquez, one hundred years of solitude. copyright 1967 by gabriel garcía márquez first person second person third person limited third person omniscient

Explanation:

The passage uses third-person pronouns (he, his) and reveals the internal thoughts/feelings of multiple characters: José Arcadio Buendía's certainty, the children's reaction, and Aureliano's lifelong memory. This matches third person omniscient, where the narrator knows the inner lives of multiple characters, unlike limited which only accesses one character's perspective. First person uses "I/we" and second uses "you", which are not present here.

Answer:

third person omniscient