Point of View

Because this work is a play, there is no single narrative point of view – that is, there is no narrator, or no single storyteller. The action, the story, and the meaning of both are presented to the readers/audience without the explanations or illuminations that would be found in a work of prose. In that sense, it is perhaps accurate to say that the man narrative point of view is that of the reader / audience, who are presented with events and characters and circumstances and are asked to define meaning for themselves.

There is also no central character or protagonist in this play, meaning that there is no one person whose point of view can anchor or guide the audience’s perceptions or interpretations. The play’s two characters, John and Winston, enact equally important roles in the narrative. They both drive the action and...