comment on point of view

The novel is narrated in the first-person present by Deka, who is the protagonist of the novel. Deka is a 16-year-old girl who grew up in a small town in the North. Because of this, her view of the world is quite narrow. While her mother was from the South, and did share some facts with Deka, she was also quite secretive and kept much of her former life in the South a secret from Deka. Deka is therefore completely unaware that there is anything special about her, and so is the reader.