W ha t p oin t o f v ie w d oes C ra ne u se in " T he O pen B oat," is it fir s t o r th ir d p ers o n? T he p oin t o f v ie w in w hic h C ra ne w rite s is th ir d -p ers o n li m it ...

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W ha t p oin t o f v ie w d oes C ra ne u se in " T he O pen B oat," is it fir s t o r th ir d p ers o n?
T he p oin t o f v ie w in w hic h C ra ne w rite s is th ir d -p ers o n li m ite d o m nis cie nt. A th ir d -p ers o n p oin t o f v ie w s p ecifie s a n e xte rn a l
na rra to r w ho is w itn e ssin g th e s to ry a s th o ug h fr o m a fa r, e ith e r a t a n e ar d is ta nce o r a r e m ote o ne . T he n a rra to r is n o t a n
a gent in th e s to ry a nd d oes...
S olu tio n
T he
poin t o f v ie w in w hic h C ra ne w rite s is th ir d -p ers o n li m ite d o m nis cie nt. A th ir d -p ers o n p oin t o f v ie w s p ecifie s a n e xte rn a l
na rra to r w ho is w itn e ssin g
th e s to ry a s th o ug h fr o m a fa r, e ith e r a t a n e ar d is ta nce o r a r e m ote
one . T he n a rra to r is n o t a n
a gent in th e s to ry a nd d oes n o t p artic ip ate
in th e s to ry . T his n a rra to r w itn e sse s th e s to ry a nd r e ports o n it a s it
unfo ld s.
A li m ite d
om nis cie nt th ir d -p ers o n p oin t o f v ie w m eans th a t th e n a rra to r h a s
acce ss--if d esir e d--to fo cusin g th e th o ug hts ,
m otiv e s, a nd fe eli n g s o f a ny o ne o f
th e c ha ra cte rs . T ho ug h th e n a rra to r in " T he O pen B oat" d oesn't d elv e
in to p syc ho lo gic a l
d epth s w ith th e m en in th e b oat, th is o m nis cie nt
kno w le dge o f a nd in sig ht in to a ll c ha ra cte rs a nd th e a cco m panyin g b ro ad
vie w
of s urro und in g s a nd