A. Carl sits at the old wooden table, his gnarled hands moving restlessly as if they need to be doing something. His legs, paralyzed in an accident ten years ago, are covered by a multi colored-blanket that was crocheted by his wife years ago. “I’ve been carving since I was ten years old and was given my first pocket knife,” he says. “Losing my legs was hard but as long as I have my hands, I’m happy.” He grins at me, chooses a block of wood from the pile on the table, and begins whittling.

B. Carl Jenkins is a well-known wood carver in the town of Plainsville. His pieces sell by the hundreds in the local shop during tourist season. Ten years ago, he lost the use of his legs in a car accident, but that did not stop his carving. “I’ve been carving since I was ten years old and was given my first pocket knife,” he said in a recent interview. “Losing my legs was hard but as long as I have my hands, I’m happy.”

Question: Which of these passages would be considered creative nonfiction? Why? Write three to five sentences explaining your answer, using examples from the passages as support.