Point of View

Zahrah the Windseeker is told in the first-person point-of-view through the eyes of Zahrah Tsami. However, the author subverts typical narrative expectations by showing that the Zahrah that is narrating is actually from a time after her journey ends. Outside of the opening letter to the media about her story, Zahrah frequently reflects on things she learned after her adventure and how everything might have changed had she known more sooner. This includes her realization that her parents were familiar with Windseeker powers and that the war snake was nearby the day they went into the jungle. However, Zahrah never lets herself dwell on these mistakes or her regrets as she believes it is better to accept what has happened and move on rather than dwelling on the past.

Since the story is told by the main character looking back on the main events, the...