Point of View

The novel is written from the main character Camila Hassan's first person point of view. Because the narrative traces Camila's journey towards self-discovery, writing the novel from her first person vantage point allows the author to access her most intimate thoughts and feelings. Indeed, Camila's narrative voice acts as a driving force behind the narrative conflicts and propulsion. Even when Camila is not able to verbally express her experience to others, the reader learns about her interiority through her narration. For example, in the latter pages of Chapter 1, when Camila is riding the bus to practice, she watches the boy selling saint cards and thinks, "My conscience reminded me of all my lies, of the miracle my team would need to win the championship today. The sadness in the boy's hunched shoulders pricked my heart" (7). Though she is sitting quietly on the bus, Camila allows...