Point of View

Betrayal in Death is written in the third person point of view with the author, Nora Roberts, as the narrator. The use of the third person allows the author to provide the background details and information on the setting that gives the necessary information that the reader needs. The author can fill in the information as it is needed to keep the reader informed, which benefits the reader. There is enough dialogue between the main characters for the reader to get to know the characters and to see how they interact.

The point of view chosen by the author is appropriate for the novel. The reader is provided with the details that he/she needs for a thorough understanding of the action of the novel. The reader can also form his/her own opinions of the various characters in the book. The selected point of view...