Point of View

The narrative is told from a journalistic third-person perspective. The narrator is the storyteller who helps readers understand the character of Maurizio Gucci and the events that led to his death. This allows the reader to follow the thoughts, actions, and events that affect each character when they are together or apart from one another. In addition, it allows readers to understand the events through the perspective of witnesses. These people help readers gain a better understanding of the characters and their relationship with each other.

The point of view also allows the reader to get glimpses of the lives of people who lived in different generations. This would not have been possible if the novel had been told in the first-person perspective of one of the characters.

Finally, the point of view supports themes related to culture. An outsider can see the impact that...