Narrator and point of view

Liz Jensen’s “Survivor Syndrome” is told in the first person by the main character, Dimitri. The setting and events are presented only through the narrator’s perspective:

By the time I arrived in May, London was half submerged beneath a wide lake. In the area where the river Thames had once flowed, only the rounded ball of Saint Paul's and the higher skyscraper of Canary Wharf remained. (p. 242, ll. 12-15)

The narration also highlights how the narrator’s attitude and reactions change as he becomes immersed in the difficult life in London. At first, he is more of an observer, but his words suggest he can find an emotional connection with the people of London: “I admired the inhabitants’ stoicism; their ability to erect their umbrellas, murmur phrases like ‘mustn’t grumble’, and get on with things.” (p. 243, ll. 19-20). As the situation in London worsens, the narrator also starts to be affected, and his perspective changes. His emotional disconnection is suggested through his own words: “although I cared about people less, my aesthetic appreciation of th...

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