Point of View

The narration is written in the first person, and Inti is the narrator. The narration uses the present tense when referring to events taking place in the present-day storyline, which concerns the events that take place in Scotland. The narration uses the past tense in flashbacks. Because Inti is the narrator and point-of-view character, all of the novel’s events are presented to the reader through the filter of Inti’s perspective. Inti is the narrative and thematic locus of the novel’s explorations of good, evil, and interpersonal dynamics. Inti attempts to maintain some level of faith in humanity, but she often struggles due to difficult encounters and interactions with other people. However, Inti and the novel ultimately affirm the idea of human goodness.

Even though Inti is the narrator and point-of-view character, the perspectives of the other characters are still integral to the...