Amber McBride Writing Styles in Me (Moth)

Amber McBride
This Study Guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Me.

Amber McBride Writing Styles in Me (Moth)

Amber McBride
This Study Guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Me.
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Point of View

The novel is written from the main character Moth's first person point of view. Because Moth is a ghost, her narrative vantage point offers a distinct entrance into the narrative world. Indeed, her narrative voice is often ethereal and creates a haunting narrative atmosphere. In the early sections of the novel, the reader interprets Moth's nostalgic and troubled voice as a symptom of the recent trauma she has undergone. In the section "When I Lived in New York City," for example, Moth explains, "I only ever felt at home / when moving / under the stage lights. / When moving I could fly, / but after the accident that split / our car like a candy bar, / I gave up movement, / so sometimes I feel less alive" (9). Moth attributes her feelings of dislocation to her family's deaths and her subsequent inability to keep dancing. Because she does not feel as...

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