comment on language / style

The novel's use of language is relatively straightforward. There is relatively little use of symbolism and/or poetry, dialogue and descriptions tend to be concise almost to the point of terseness, and thematic statements are relatively uncomplicated - paradoxical, perhaps, but simple. There are two reasons for this approach. The first is that the book is written in the first person, the narrator being somewhat limited in both imagination and emotional depth. The second reason for the relative unfussiness of the writing is that