Point of View

This novel is narrated by a third-person narrator. Consider this narration: “That would be Jorge Castro, who has a gig teaching creative writing and Latin American Lit at the college. Despite his specialty, he’s American born and bred; Jorge likes to tell people he’s as American as pie de manzana” (2). The narrator refers to Jorge by his given name as he introduces him to the reader. The narrator later refers to Jorge by the third person pronouns “he” and “him.” He also records what Jorge likes to tell people about himself indicating that the narrator is omniscient.

The use of a third-person narrator is ideal for this novel because the story revolves more around the plot than it does the characters. There is no character who changes or develops enough throughout the novel to serve as a first-person narrator. Holly does learn through...