Narrator and point of view

The short story “The Return” by Saadat Hasan Manto has a third-person narrator. The events are mainly told from Sirajuddin’s point of view, which helps readers understand the shocking events he is going through during the Partition of India. 

The text begins with Sirajuddin’s perspective as he is starting to regain consciousness during the refugee camp:

He was lying on bare ground, surrounded by screaming men, women and children. ...