I have a question about the point of view of this would be story;
It starts with this sentence:
I was drving down the mainstreet in a small city and was astounded to see an old buddy looking like he had been dragged through the mud.. The story will continue like this throughout-story was not provided. I'm thinking the "I" is a minor character. I had to choose
third person limited
third person paraphase
third person omniscient
first person peripheral
first person
I think it would be first person peripheral
You're probably right, but we'd really need to read the whole story to be certain.
http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/fitchf/readlit/pov1.htm
To determine the point of view of a story, we need to analyze how the narrator is telling the story and from whose perspective the events are being described.
In this case, the story starts with the sentence: "I was driving down the main street in a small city and was astounded to see an old buddy looking like he had been dragged through the mud." From this sentence, we can infer that the narrator is recounting events from their own personal experience.
From the given options, we can eliminate third person limited, third person paraphrase, and third person omniscient because all of these involve a narrator who is not directly involved in the story, yet aware of the thoughts and feelings of all characters. The given sentence clearly indicates a personal experience rather than an objective perspective.
The remaining options are first person peripheral and first person. First person peripheral refers to a narrator who is a less central character, observing the events from the sidelines. Since we don't have enough information to confirm whether the narrator plays a minor or major role in the story, we cannot definitively label it as first person peripheral.
Therefore, the most appropriate answer is first person, as the narrator is using "I" to describe their personal experience, suggesting they are a central character in the story.