Narrator and point of view

The short story “The Night of the Full Moon” by K. S. Duggal is a third-person narration. The storyteller is outside the action and has limited knowledge of the events: “No one believed that Malan and Minnie were mother and daughter: they looked like sisters.” (p. 26, ll. 16-17)

The narrator confines himself/herself to the point of view of the main character, Malan: “Malan asked herself why she sat alone in the courtyard under the light of the full moon. Was she expecting someone?” (p. 30, ll. 2-4)

As a result, the narrator gives readers’ access to the woman’s thoughts and memories. However, this implies that readers uncover the plot as it unfolds and as Malan experiences it.

The storyteller combines explicit and implicit narration. Some exter...