Point of View

The novel is written in the third-person point of view. The narrator of the novel is also the author of the novel. The author is telling the story as it unfolds, but she also switches back to some past events in Janie's life to provide the reader with some perspective.

The point of view of this novel is an intimate point of view that allows a reader to connect closely with the main character, Janie Hannagan. The point of view also allows the author to inject her own opinions into the narration and to expand on the events taking place to Janie, the members of her family and the people of the town without having to move out of character or interrupt the flow of the narration. Hence, the point of view works well with this novel and the author's writing style.

Setting

The novel is...