Point of View

The entire novel has a third person narrator. Throughout the first five books, the narrator speaks exclusively from Haris’ perspective. We read the events from his perspective and also see his dreams through his view. We see the world through his eyes. This helps us to empathize with his feelings and perspectives. His point of view often includes flashbacks and dreams. With Haris’ perspective, the novel favors the Free Army at the beginning of the novel, but takes the reader on a journey of seeing Haris’ esteem for that cause eventually decrease and get replaced.

Haris’ point of view allows the reader to see his inner thoughts and feelings. When he sensed that Athid and Saied were not giving him their real names, he felt sympathy for them and wondered what they had endured in their past that caused them to not feel safe expressing...