Narrator and point of view

The events described in the short story “Serrusalmus” by Lesley Glaister are told by a third-person narrator. The narrator presents Marjorie’s perspective of the events, like the moment when she knows she will get her revenge on Mick: “There is no need to go getting on her high horse now. She has him now” (p. 85, ll. 17-18). Here, we notice that the narrator does not reveal Marjorie’s plan to the readers but allows them to find out when the attack on Mick takes place. Marjorie’s perspective is also used when she thinks about how she prefers fish to people: “How much more beautiful fish are than people, she thinks for the thousandth time” (p. 85, ll. 39-40). Marjorie’s thoughts are introduced directly in the narrative, which further strengthen...