The Sky Is Gray | Style
Point of View
‘‘The Sky is Gray’’ is told entirely from the point of view of the eight-year old narrator, James. Consequently, the reader is limited to what James observes and understands. Though he can accurately recall the words of the student in the dentist’s office that lead up to the student being hit by the preacher, he cannot understand the argument in which they are engaged (‘‘She just looks at him like she don’t know what he’s talking ’bout. I know I don’t.’’). The limitations imposed on the narrative by an eight-year-old narrator are more...
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