The Education of Little Tree | Literary Qualities
The voice of Little Tree drives the story. Carter's use of first person narration gives the novel a personal, almost journalistic quality. As Little Tree recounts his experiences in an innocent child's voice, the reader is in essence experiencing the lessons first hand as he is invited to be a part of the education.
Because Nature plays such a vital role in defining The Education of Little Tree, Carter spends a good deal of time infusing his descriptions of the environment with detailed depictions of the natural habitat:
smells take on their own vibrancy, and...
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