Point of View

Each of the short stories collected in Liberation Day is written from a distinct point of view. “Liberation Day” is written from the first person point of view of the main character Jeremy. “The Mom of Bold Action” is written from the third person limited point of view. This means that the third person narrator inhabits the protagonist Ginnie’s consciousness, and describes the narrative world through her lens.

“Love Letter” is written from the first person point of view of Robbie’s grandfather, a character and narrator who remains unnamed throughout the story, “A Thing at Work” is written from the third person free indirect point of view. This means that the third person narrator is alternately limited to the characters Brenda’s, Gen’s, Tim’s, and Kiley’s points of view. The narrator vacillates between inhabiting each of these characters’ consciousnesses and...