Question

which point of view does the narrator use in the passage? brian shrugged. ... but it ate at him. what they were going to do proved nothing. they were playing a game and it struck him that derek did that—his whole life was that. he knew it was unfair to think of the man that way—he didnt, after all, know him very well. but he acted that way. like it was all a game and derek was approaching this whole business that way. just a game. from gary paulsen, the river. copyright 1991 by gary paulsen first person second person third person

Explanation:

To determine the narrator's point of view, we analyze the pronouns used. The passage uses "he" to refer to Brian and Derek, indicating a perspective from outside the characters (not using "I" for first - person or "you" for second - person). Third - person point of view uses pronouns like "he", "she", "they" to tell the story, which matches the passage.

Answer:

third person