Point of View

Black Butterflies is written from the third person limited point of view. It was written from the perspective of the protagonist, Zora. This third person limited point of view helps establish the sense of isolation the people in Sarajevo experience after they are cut off from the rest of the world when mail is stopped and phone lines are cut. Prior to communication being cut off, Zora has more information with which to base her decisions. This is because she can speak to people on the outside even once the violence has begun, and she has the possibility of leaving because she has those outside contacts. Once communication is cut, Zora has no way of knowing what is happening in the outside world or with her loved ones. If the perspective was third person omniscient, the narrator would still be able to let the reader...