Suddenly, about three pages in, we get a series of paragraphs from Pauline's perspective. For example, during Pauline's story, the narration begins in third-person omniscient. Sometimes the contrast between speakers is particularly vivid. This opens the novel up, giving it historical depth, and allowing us to see how the racial issues of the past are still impacting these characters in the 20th century. On the other hand, the use of third-person omniscient narration allows the novel to cover broad sweeps of time and space – like when we get the history of the Breedloves' storefront or stories about Soaphead Church's white ancestors. On the one hand, she uses Claudia to convey the thoughts and perceptions of a 9-year-old girl, giving the novel an aspect of innocence. Her use of different narrative styles – alternating between first- and third-person omniscient – gives her the freedom to do two interesting things. Morrison is famous for her use of fragmented narrative with multiple perspectives. Lyrical and Featuring Multiple Perspectives
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