Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . What he told me in the next hour, I cannot bring my mind to set on paper. I saw what I saw, I heard what I heard, and my soul sickened at it; and yet now when that sight has faded from my eyes, I ask myself if I believe it, and I cannot answer. My life is shaken to its roots; sleep has left me; the deadliest terror sits by me at all hours of the day and night; and I feel that my days are numbered, and that I must die; and yet I shall die incredulous. As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I can not, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror. How does the point of view affect how information is revealed in the excerpt?
Answer
A
Hyde’s thoughts are revealed through his actions.
B
The narration directly reveals Lanyon’s feelings.
C
The readers learn something that Lanyon does not know.
D
Lanyon’s thoughts are revealed through his actions.
Explanation
The excerpt uses a first-person narrator, Dr. Lanyon, who tells the reader directly what he feels and thinks. He says that his “soul sickened,” that he is filled with terror, and that he cannot believe what he saw. This directly reveals Lanyon’s feelings; it does not reveal information unknown to him or show his thoughts only through actions.
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