Slave on the Block | Style

Point of View and Irony
Hughes tells the story of Luther's interactions with the Carraways by using a third-person narrator, meaning that the events in ‘‘Slave on the Block’’ are described from the position of an outside observer. This third-person narrator is omniscient, having access to the characters' private thoughts. For example, the narrator is in a position to report, ‘‘They didn't understand the vagaries of white folks, neither Luther nor Mattie, and they didn't want to be bothered trying.’’ Most often however, third-person narration assumes an...

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