Point of View

The story is written in first person perspective from John Berry's point of view. The perspective is limited to those things John knows and is willing to share and this is sometimes very limited. Some aspects of the story are skimmed over or eliminated almost altogether. For example, there are no details of how the family gets through Christmas Day following Coach Bob's death. It's noted that he dies and the story picks up again on the following week with a New Year's party. The perspective is limited to only what John knows, but is further limited by what John chooses to share. For example, the entire week following Coach Bob's death is a blank, with John ending one section at the point when Bob dies in John's arms and picks up a week later. There's no mention of how the family gets through the Christmas...