The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber

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   kwoo1213 Teacher
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   The point of view in this story is third-person.  The narrator is a third-person one who is objective.  The narrator does not see into the minds of the characters, and only Margot knows the truth!  The narrator simply relays the events of the story and what the characters do and say to each other.  This allows the ambiguity in the story to exist. eNotes states:

   It is the author's third-person narrative point of view, where the narrator does not always know what is going on in the minds of the characters he presents, that allows this ambiguity. No one but Margot Macomber can be certain of her guilt or innocence, and the narrator, who does not have access to this information, does not settle the debate.

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