What is the point of view of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark?
kplhardison Student Graduate School eNotes Editor The point of view of Muriel Spark’s novel, The Pride of Miss Jean Brodie, is third person omniscient. A third person omniscient narrator, who provides point of view, is able to relay the actions, thoughts, feelings and motives of any character, at any time throughout the novel. In the Pride of Miss Jean Brodie, sometimes the third person omniscient point of view operates through Miss Brodie, for example when she requests a cartwheel be done for “comic relief.” At other times it operates through one or other of the girls as when Sandy is with Sargent Anne talking about acquiring evidence against Miss Brodie. Or it may operate through a lesser character as when Miss Mackay interviews Sandy regarding exposing Miss Brodie.
