How does the first-person point of view affect this story? it makes the narrator a sympathetic character and, therefore, more believable than the villagers. it allows the reader to experience the narrator’s confusion about the villagers’ ways, which hints at the resolution. it places the narrator and the reader on the same footing so the reader can predict what the narrator is likely to do. it forces the reader to take sides in the dispute and to draw their own conclusions about who is at fault for the outcome.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.