Point of View

The novel is written from the first person point of view of the unnamed protagonist. The entirety of the Audition narrative is filtered through the narrator’s consciousness. Her way of seeing and experiencing the world thus dictates how the narrative unfolds, and the resulting narrative conflict, tension, and mood. This point of view choice also grants the protagonist authority over her own account. Although she is narrating in her words and voice, the narrator is perpetually uncertain of what she believes and what is real. She is often “frustrated and uneasy” (88). She frequently doubts the people around her. Unable to interpret others’ behaviors, she feels unsure who and what she can trust. Her slippery engagement with reality renders her an unreliable narrator whose perception of the world is susceptible to constant change.

The narrator’s unreliability enacts the novel’s thematic explorations of identity...