Point of View

The Beatryce Prophecy is told by a third-person omniscient narrator. This narration style remains consistent throughout the novel. The narrator’s focus mostly remains fixed on one character per chapter. The narrator provides insight on each main character in turn—from Beatryce, to Jack, or even Cannoc and Brother Edik—each gets their turn in the spotlight. The narrator provides profound insight into their past traumas

The narrator’s omniscience adds to the fairytale feel of the story, as they often interject their own observations about the broader setting. The narrator also provides insight regarding the moral of the tale. This is especially apparent in the final lines of the story: “One thing is certain, though: what matters in the end is not prophecies… What does, then, change the world? If the hardheaded goat Answelica could speak, she would answer with one word: ‘Love.’ And...