Question

which point of view does the narrator use in the passage? when he had stood in the doorway with his soldiers clothes on his back, ... he had seen two tears leaving their trails on his mothers scarred cheeks. still, she had disappointed him by saying nothing whatever about returning with his shield or on it. he had privately primed himself for a beautiful scene. he had prepared certain sentences which he thought could be used with touching effect. but her words destroyed his plans. from stephen crane, the red badge of courage first person second person third person limited third person omniscient

Explanation:

To determine the point of view, we analyze the pronouns and narrative perspective:

• First person uses "I/we", but the passage uses "he/she", so not first person.
• Second person uses "you", which is absent here.
• Third person limited focuses on one character's thoughts/feelings. The passage reveals the main character's (he) private thoughts (e.g., "He had privately primed himself...", "He had prepared certain sentences...") but does not show multiple characters' inner thoughts or omniscient knowledge.
• Third person omniscient would show multiple characters' thoughts, which is not the case here.

So the narrator uses third person limited as it focuses on the main character's thoughts and actions without omniscient knowledge of all characters.

Answer:

third person limited