JAMB - Literature In English (1994 - No. 43)
"But everything does have a beginning, and so if I
am to tell this story, I must begin. Yet I do not know
the starting point of my tale."
Based on Nawal El Saadawi's The Circling Song, the speaker of the above statement is the
am to tell this story, I must begin. Yet I do not know
the starting point of my tale."
Based on Nawal El Saadawi's The Circling Song, the speaker of the above statement is the
first person narrator
protagonist
antagonist
omniscient narrator
Explanation
The passage uses first-person pronouns like "I" and "my", clearly indicating that the speaker is telling the story from their own perspective. This is a hallmark of a first-person narrator — a narrative style where the storyteller is a character within the story, recounting events from their own point of view.
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