Question 17
NECO
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2019
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the two excerpts below.
Excerpt A (African prose): "Obi stared at the ledger, the numbers blurring as the weight of his father's expectations pressed on his shoulders. He could feel the colonial bureaucracy tightening around his every decision."
Excerpt B (Non‑African prose): "I can't stand the way everything feels so phony around here. People smile, but I know they're just putting on a show. It makes me want to run away, but I stay because I have nowhere else to go."
For each excerpt, (i) state the narrative point of view employed, and (ii) discuss how that choice shapes the reader's understanding of the protagonist's inner conflict.
Answer Options
A.
Excerpt A: third‑person limited; it keeps the reader at a distance, preventing empathy, whereas Excerpt B: third‑person limited; it provides a detached view of the narrator's inner conflict.
B.
Excerpt A: first‑person; Obi narrates his own experience, immersing the reader directly in his feelings, while Excerpt B: third‑person limited; it observes the narrator's cynicism from a slight distance, shaping understanding of his inner conflict.
C.
Excerpt A: third‑person omniscient; it reveals Obi's thoughts and the broader colonial context, giving a comprehensive view of his inner conflict, while Excerpt B: first‑person; it gives direct access to the narrator's cynical thoughts, creating an immediate, intimate sense of his inner conflict.
Correct Answer
D.
Excerpt A: third‑person limited; it lets the reader observe Obi's external pressures and internal sense of duty from a slight distance, fostering empathy. Excerpt B: first‑person; it gives direct access to the narrator's cynical thoughts, creating an immediate, intimate sense of his inner conflict.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Excerpt A: third‑person limited; it lets the reader observe Obi's external pressures and internal sense of duty from a slight distance, fostering empathy. Excerpt B: first‑person; it gives direct access to the narrator's cynical thoughts, creating an immediate, intimate sense of his inner conflict.
About This Question
This is
Neco
2019
Literature In English
Question 17.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2019
Neco
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
.