Point of View

The novel is written from the first person plural point of view. This means that the narrator uses pronouns including “we” and “us” to describe themselves. This narrative stance implies that there is a group of individuals, or a collective narrative voice guiding the narrative rendering. Context clues throughout the novel suggest that this narrative entity represents the natural world, its creatures and spirits. At the same time, this narrator has omniscient capabilities and their perspective “is sharp, incisive and all-seeing” (1). Throughout the majority of the novel, they attach their attention to Wojnicz’s character and trace his thoughts, feelings, and experiences most closely. In part, this is because they believe the world “is best viewed through the eyes of Wojnicz, which are, after all, innocent” (122). Therefore, Wojnicz’s youthful, inquisitive nature makes him the ideal individual through which to present the narrative. Unlike the...