Rosa

What is the author's style in Rosa by Cynthia Ozick?

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"Rosa" is written in third-person subjective point of view, which means the reader has access to Rosa's internal thoughts and feelings, but not those of others. Because Ozick moves from ordinary narration right into Rosa's thoughts without any distinguishing punctuation, readers get the feeling they are constantly inside Rosa's head. This feeling becomes especially important during Rosa's moments of dementia, blurring the line between what is imagined and what is real.