What is the narrator point of view in the novel, Lilith’s Brood?

The point of view in the story changes. In the part of the book that is titled "Dawn," the point of view will be in the past tense and third person but will always come from Lilith. There are points in the story when Lilith is in solitary confinement or when she is being plotted against by the Humans, as well as other moments in the story, when the reader will have only the information that Lilith has. Since the point of view is limited the reader will only come to understand things in the book as Lilith begins to understand them or they are explained to her. Despite the point of view coming only from Lilith, there will be moments when it is not completely clear what Lilith is thinking either. The point of view is that of a Human that slowly begins to trust the Oankali, despite her beliefs that the Oankali are not right in what they have done.

In the second part of the book titled "Adulthood Rites," the point of view is also past tense and third person but is given primarily from the point of view of Akin. Akin is part Human and part Oankali. He is abducted and lives for a time with resister Humans. They teach him a great deal about his Human heritage. This will be crucial for the Human cause and it will be Akin who gives the Humans an option of living on Mars and being able to have their fertility restored to them. The point of view in this section of the book will come primarily from Akin but there are moments when the point of view in the story comes from other characters. This change in point of view helps the reader have a deeper understanding of the vast differences that still encompass these two cultures.

In the third part of the book titled "Imago," the point of view is written in first person, unlike the previous two sections of the book, but remains in past tense. "Imago" comes from the point of view of Jodahs, Lilith's ooloi construct child. This is the first time in the story that the perspective of an ooloi is given to the reader. It will be this point of view that helps the reader better understand much of the Oankali's reasoning for the things that they have done. It is Jodahs' Oankali heritage that gives the reader a better view of that culture but it is the Human part of Jodahs that seemingly helps the reader connect with it. It may also be the Human part of Jodahs and Aaor that helps the village of Humans trust them and change their views of the Oankali.