Point of View

The book is written in the first-person point of view. The book narrator is from the point of view of a 15-year-old boy, Bobby Phillips. Bobby is telling the story as it unfolds, but he also gives insight to the past that has brought the family to where they are today.

The point of view of this book provides an intimate point of view to allow the reader to connect closely with the main character, who also happens to be the narrator of the story. The point of view also allows the author to inject his own opinions into the narration and to expand on the events taking place to him and his family members without having to move out of character or interrupt the flow of the narration. For these reasons, the point of view works well with this play and the author's writing style...