Narrator and point of view

The short story “The Royal Flush” by Lori Pollock is a third-person narration; the events are told by a storyteller who is outside the action and who uses the point of view of the main character, Lindsey: “They’d been packing. Just when she’d finished installing toilets, they were leaving. Maybe this was what Dr. Hassan meant when she’d cautioned development work was difficult...” (ll. 177-178)

To convey the character’s perspective, the narrator also relies on free indirect speech, like in the following example: “The Royal was abuzz with activity, the near constant drone of shrieking children even louder than usual. They must be excited about the party.” (ll. 132-133)

Because the narrator uses Lindsey’s point of view, the narrator’s knowledge...