Point of View

Five Little Indians is written from both the first and third person points of view. The point of view shifts according to each respective chapter. For example, the prologue is written from the third person point of view, and the narrator assumes a more omniscient narrative tone as she depicts Clara, Mariah, Kendra, and Vera’s time together at Mariah’s cabin. In the subsequent chapters marked with Kenny’s and Lucy’s names, the third person narrator alters her lens. In Chapter 1, she inhabits Kenny’s consciousness and depicts the narrative world according to his perception of it. In Chapter 2, she shifts her attention away from Kenny and inhabits Lucy’s consciousness instead, depicting sequences from Lucy’s storyline via Lucy’s distinct lens. These same point of view rules apply to Clara’s and Howie’s respective chapters. However, Chapter 3, “Maisie,” features Maisie...