Point of View

The short story is written in first-person perspective from the point of view of an unnamed narrator. The story is mostly told in past tense. The first paragraph holds evidence that the narrator looks back on the events from his present moment: “to-day, I greatly fear…” (3). He then reverts to the “beginning of everything,” meaning the beginning of the events in this particular recollection (3). The narrator goes unnamed because he is a vessel through which to study subjects of the short story, Carnehan and Dravot. His importance lays in his perspective gained from his life experiences. The specific identity of the narrator is unnecessary; it is sufficient that he holds the popular perspective of British citizens working for the government in British India. He provides judgement of Carnehan and Dravot through a reliable lens. Given his education, he is more likely than the two men...