The Lovely Bones | Beth Blair

Beth Blair

In this essay, Beth Blair argues that omniscient narration gives a glimpse into the minds of characters and, thus, a unique perspective on how individuals cope with grief and loss.

In The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold uses the omniscient narration of her main character, Susie Salmon, to explore both the living’s response to the death of a family member and the dead’s response to the same tragedy. Susie observes her family from heaven after her brutal rape and murder. Sebold’s use of...

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