This is the reason, why Stephen is called “compelling character” (Wheeler 23)Īnalyzing the plot of the story, first thing which attracts attention is the structure of the text. There are several main characters in the story, Isabelle, Jeanne, Weir and Jack, but still, the whole events come through Stephen and the conclusions, which the author wants to show the reader, also come through Stephen. The whole picture is understood from the words, not from the imagery. The horrors of the war are introduced by the narrator through the language, which is mostly fact descriptive, that emotional. The narration is from the third person, and the reader may interfere in the mind of all characters and see their thoughts, and feel their emotions. The style of the story is rather unusual, as the author uses some different narrative techniques, “including narrator monologue, direct speech and dramatic irony” (Wheeler 23).
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