One More Sunday | Techniques

One More Sunday Techniques

One More Sunday, like most of MacDonald's novels outside the Travis McGee series, does not employ a firstperson narrator; instead, it moves from one point of view to another, so that the plot unfolds through a variety of perspectives. The reader, needing to link them into a coherent picture, is thus encouraged to note similarities and contrasts among the characters — a process essential to the recognition of thematic strains in the novel. Roy Owen's career as a mutual fund manager parallels Joe Deets's job managing the vast funds of the Church. Tom Brady's sincerity mocks the Meadows' empire-building, and his personal "parables" are the clearest rebuke of the Church's computer-synthesized use of Matthew's voice to pressure delinquent members into tithing. The examples could be multiplied indefinitely; all readers will find their own.