Friday, April 4, 2014

What is the point of view in Killings?

Andre Dubus has been praised as an author who is able to
present a point of view from "within an individual family."  The technical perspective
of "Killings" is 3rd person, but it is an arguably limited point of view.  Though the
narration is given from an outsider's perspective, the majority of the story surrounds
the present tense actions and thoughts of Matt Fowler.  Through Matt's perspective, the
audience sees a victimized (and assumedly innocent) Frank Fowler.  Through Matt's
perspective, the audience glimpses a killer's pristine and well organized house.  In
fact, through Matt's perspective, the audience does not really see any apprehension,
fear, nor plan of Strout's to get away, and so the surprise movement and shot are just
as sudden to the audience as they are to Matt and Willis that
night.

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