Point of View

The novel is written in the third person omniscient point of view. The author Nicholas Sparks chooses to write his novel in such a way that multiple characters tell their story, including the two main characters, Amanda and Dawson, as well as multiple minor characters.

The point of view of this novel can often be a challenging one for some readers as many authors fail to alert the reader when a change in narrating character is taking place. However, this author is careful to alert the reader of changes by starting a new chapter or leaving white space between the changes in narrating character. The author tells a very well rounded story in this novel, showing the story from many points of view that allows the reader to understand exactly what is happening and why. For this reason, the point of view of this novel works...