(1) before i tell you what happened to me—what i think happened, anyway—let me tell you a few things about myself. (2) first of all, i’m a practical, realistic sort of person. (3) i don’t enjoy role-play games. (4) i don’t read or watch fantasy or science fiction. (5) i don’t get them. (6) i have no imagination. (7) i believe in what i see in front of me and nothing else. (8) second of all, i’m perfectly ordinary. (9) nobody ever gives me a second look. (10) i disappear into the crowd. (11) last but not least, nothing rattles me. (12) i don’t scare easily. (13) i’ve been that way all my life. (14) so if nothing scares me, what made my hair, which was black, turn pure white overnight? (15) if i’m so ordinary, why do the cia and the national aeronautics and space administration want to talk to me? (16) well, the answer is simple. (17) i’ve had an experience no other person has ever had.

how does the author’s choice to use first-person narration add to the effect of this passage?

a. it makes it seem as if the narrator is talking directly to readers.

b. it creates a feeling of distance between the narrator and readers.

c. it provides an objective, trustworthy description of someone else's actions.

d. it allows readers to understand the impact of the narrator's situation on others.