First Person Point of View
First person point of view is characterized by the use of first person pronouns such as I, me, my, mine, myself, we, us, our, ours, or ourselves. In "The Oasis: Africa," the narrator continuously uses personal pronouns to talk about herself and her situation. The first line of the story, "For eight weary days we had crawled across the burning desert," clearly indicates the use of first person point of view.
The first person point of view allows readers to closely connect with the narrator's thoughts, emotions, and experiences. It provides a sense of immediacy and authenticity to the storytelling as readers see events unfold through the eyes of the narrator.