Animal Dreams | Techniques
As in The Bean Trees, Kingsolver uses shifting points of view to reveal the internal feelings of her characters. In this work in particular, this technique is used more consistently and for a more carefully planned artistic purpose. The primary narrative is in Codi's first-person voice, but interspersed are short chapters from Homer's perspective. This allows the reader into the inner world of the father Codi and Hallie were unable to get close to. Because of this, the reader does not view Homer as a simple villain or a cold, unloving father, but instead as a man who has been...
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