Narrator and point of view

The short story “Bedtimes” by Tim Parks is told by a third-person narrator who is outside the events. 

The narrator shifts the focus from Mary to Thomas, which meant that both of their perspectives are equally presented. For example, Mary’s perspective is shown when she thinks that her husband is cheating on her: “Mary joins him at 11:30 and hardly cares whether he is asleep or not, since she ...