Point of View

Because this is a play, there is no central narrative point of view as there would be in a work of prose, or of poetry. There is no narrator, no single voice telling the story. Instead, the audience comes to understand the piece’s meaning through action, and through dialogue. This means that the main point of view is that of the audience or reader, engaging with the story by watching, listening, and interpreting the characters.

It is also important to note that the play does not have a clearly defined central character, in the way that Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Lynn Nottage’s Ruined, or Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton do. The play is, in fact, what is often referred to as an “ensemble” piece, with several characters having equal levels of importance. It could be argued that Tom is a central character, given that the...