Point of View

Oona out of Order is written from a third person point of view. The omniscient narrative voice is interjected with the main character's, Oona Lockhart's, thoughts. The author italicized Oona's inner pondering to create a visual cue that the perspective is switching to first person. At the beginning of the novel, the author uses the third person narrator to challenge and contrast Oona's thoughts. This highlights Oona's immaturity and naivety when the reader meets her. As the novel progresses, Oona's thoughts are less at odds with the narrative voice. The third person perspective has a matter of fact tone throughout the novel. Oona's maturity is realized as her thoughts adopt a similar tone and her perspective catches up with the narrator.

By keeping the narrator with Oona at all times, the author strengthens the connection between the reader and her main character. Montimore forces her...