In the Garden of the North American Martyrs | Style
Point of View and Narration
‘‘In the Garden of the North American Martyrs’’ is presented to readers in third-person omniscient narration. The narrator describes Mary’s past in order to clarify her present situation. In the first part of the story, the narrator appears to regard Mary indifferently or even negatively. As the narrative progresses, however, Mary is presented more sympathetically and—importantly—Louise and some other characters are shown in a very bad light. Wolff subtly shifts the point of view. He explained in an interview with Jay Woodruff in...
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