Point of View

The short stories collected in The Dangers of Smoking in Bed are each written from a distinct point of view. "Angelita Unearthed" is written from an unnamed first person narrator's point of view, and traces her evolving relationship with "the angel baby" she discovers is in fact her "Grandma's sister" (8). "Our Lady of the Quarry" is written from a first person plural point of view. This collective narrative voice represents that of a group of young girls as they attempt to win Diego's attention and ruin his girlfriend, Silvia. "The Cart" is written from an unnamed child's point of view, and depicts her attempts to understand the "accumulation of misfortune" her neighborhood is experiencing (32). "The Well" is written from a third person limited point of view. In this story, the third person narrator follows the main character Josefina's journey into immobilizing fear and anxiety, and...