Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Awakening. Mr. Pontellier himself had no particular leaning toward horseracing, and was even rather inclined to discourage it as a pastime, especially when he considered the fate of that blue-grass farm in Kentucky. He endeavored, in a general way, to express a particular disapproval, and only succeeded in arousing the ire and opposition of his father-in-law. A pretty dispute followed, in which Edna warmly espoused her father's cause and the Doctor remained neutral. Which statement best describes the point of view in the excerpt? The first-person point of view is an omniscient observer. The first-person point of view is voiced by the subjective Mr. Pontellier. The third-person point of view is an omniscient observer. The third-person point of view is voiced by the objective Doctor Mandelet.