Point Of View

  The book is written in the first persons point of view. The narrator takes a great part in the book, she portrays herself as the main character. While reading though, because it’s the first persons point of view, what the narrator conveys to the reader may not always be the truth. This effects the text because we may be fooled into believing what the narrator wants us to believe only to discover it’s not true. We only truly understand what Lily Owens thinks and feels inside herself because the book is written in a first persons point of view, from Lily's view. Since the narrator of the story is Lily, we are not always informed correctly about other people's feelings or thoughts, we go off of what she think, feels and speaks. We also see from Lily’s point of view her feelings on racism which is and important factor because the book is taking place during the time of racism. As a reader we cant see others peoples true views on it, only what Lily allows us, the reader, to know. Although because of the authors decision to write in the first person allows us, the readers, to really get inside her head and understand her.