Arnetta's father told her and her sisters, "You are made by God." He taught them that their family's light skin didn't make them any better or worse than anyone else. "We . . . did not think that race should have been an issue," she said. How does the author use third-person narration in this excerpt?

to describe the family’s dedication to their church
to show how family members disagree about racial topics
to describe the family’s conversations about race
to show how Arnetta’s father upheld strict rules