Point of View

The story is told from alternating points of view, from the perspectives of certain key characters.

The same event happens to all the characters - the mass protest in the center of Seattle within one day - but all of them see things in a different way due to their circumstances. Victor is the most distant from everything, at least in the beginning, being a homeless drifter who only hears about the protest by chance. However this is clearly an organized event and certain protesters, such as John Henry and King, have been preparing for the event for some time. While Victor, an inexperienced protester, sees nothing but chaos and masses of unrelated people, the more experienced protesters see people just like them coming together for a single cause.

What makes the novel particularly unique is that it is also told from the perspective of...