Point of View

Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare is a collection of 11 short stories. Each of the collected stories is written from a distinct point of view and traces the experiences of a distinct main character. “A Catalog of Kānaka Superstitions, as Told by Your Mother” employs the direct address. Relying upon the second person point of view, the short story is presented as a list of directives from a mother to her daughter. “Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare” is written from the third person point of view. The narrator’s access is limited to the main character Sadie’s perspective of the world. “Story of Men” is written from the first person plural point of view of Leimomi and her family members. “Temporary Dwellers” is written from the first person point of view of the unnamed narrator, and traces her experience being...