Point of View

This novel is told by two different first-person narrators. These narrators are Libby Strout and Jack Masselin. These narrators are biased by their own experiences and shortcomings. For instance, Libby has been so bullied and tormented about her weight that she automatically interprets others' comments and actions in terms of her weight. For instance, she is hurt when Jack takes her to eat in Richmond because she believes that he is trying to keep people they know from seeing them together. When Libby tells Jack she is going to audition for the Damsels, she does not like the way he responds: “She says, ‘I just handed in my Damsels application.’ / ‘Really?’ / She arches an eyebrow. ‘Sorry, is that shocking to you?’ (193). Jack argues he is shocked not because of her weight, but because she does not seem to be the sort of person who would...