English Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

From what perspective is the novel "Jane Eyre" written in?

1. Third-Person Limited

2. Second-Person

3. First-Person

4. Third-Person Omniscient

The correct answer is: First-Person

"Jane Eyre" is written in first-person perspective as we experience the events and thoughts of the story through the main character, Jane's, own personal point of view. The other options, such as second-person and third-person omniscient, are not correct because they do not accurately describe the point of view used in the novel. Second-person perspective would involve addressing the reader directly, and third-person omniscient would involve a narrator who knows all of the characters' thoughts and feelings. Third-person limited perspective may seem like a possible answer, but this would involve a narrator who only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, not the constant changing perspective in "Jane Eyre". Therefore, the correct answer is first-person perspective.