comment on structure

The novel is divided into 19 chapters and a postscript. The length of each chapter ranges from four pages 22 pages long. The chapters tell the story primarily in exposition and some dialogue. The narrator injects her own voice and thoughts throughout the book, providing her opinions and feelings of the events unfolding in the novel.

The novel contains one main plot and several subplots. The main plot is the struggle of human beings in choosing between good and evil. One subplot is the mental state of mind of each of the characters, primarily Barbara Franklin and Norton. Another subplot is the relationships that the characters form amongst each other.