Big Black Good Man | Style
Point of View
“Big Black Good Man” has a third-person narrator who tells the story from Olaf Jenson’s point of view. The narrator is privy to Olaf’s thoughts but not to Jim’s. Through this device, Jim’s thoughts and intentions remain as much a mystery to readers as they are to Olaf. This means that readers see Jim through Olaf’s eyes and at the same time through the lens of their own experiences and attitudes. The result is a heightening of tension and suspense. On one level, the reader gets caught up in Olaf’s blind fear of Jim. At the same time, the reader...
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