To Build a Fire

How does the narrator's point of view develop the short story's tone?

  • The story is told through first person narration, and through this point of view the story's tone follows the man's moods as he feels them.
  • The story is told through a limited, third person narrator, and through this point of view the tone is sympathetic towards the man.
  • The story is told through an omniscient, third person narrator, and through this point of view, the tone becomes informative and indifferent, providing the reader with sufficient details but few emotions.
  • The story is told through an omniscient, third person narrator, and through this point of view, the tone can be both distanced and judgmental as it weighs the dog's thoughts against the man's.
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  • The story is told through an omniscient, third person narrator, and through this point of view, the tone becomes informative and indifferent, providing the reader with sufficient details but few emotions.
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