What is the narrator point of view in the novel, The Island of Sea Women?

The Island of Sea Women is told from two points of view. In the 2008 sections of the book, the story is narrated from a limited third person perspective. The narrator in these sections aligns itself closely with Young-sook’s emotions, enabling the reader to see the discrepancy between what Young-sook thinks and what Young-sook says and does.

In contrast to the 2008 sections, the first person narrator of the twentieth century chapters (April 1938 - 1975) is fact-driven and objective. While this narrator does occasionally describe Young-sook’s feelings, when they are presented to the reader they are presented bluntly and without depth. The first person narrator passively accepts many of the events that occur without questioning them and has the inability to look beyond the scope of her own perceptions.