The Narrator

The unnamed narrator is an average girl who tells the story of what happens in her church one year when the town bullies takeover the Christmas pageant. She is an excellent witness to everything that takes place because she is not only a student and church go-er, but her Mother is also put in charge of running the show. She is able to tell the reader things that happen at the local school, things that happen in her home and at the church and she can relate conversations that her mother has with other adults in the community. She is fair and open-minded as well. While most of the time she tries to stay out of Imogene Herdman's way, she does explain things to Imogene when she has questions and often stands up for Imogene's point of view. By considering this different view point, she is able...