Point of View

This novel is written from the first person point of view of three of the main characters: Nina, Tom, and Lyla. Nina is a significant character who needs to be included as a first-person narrator in order for the reader to understand her transition as she reacts to what Finch has done. She changes from a mother who believed she had done a good job parenting Finch to one who realized that she and her husband had made mistakes and failed Finch in their parenting. Nina is also significant as a first-person narrator because she suffered a sexual assault when she was in college. She understands that if Lyla does not come to terms with what happened to her, she will have issues later in life. Tom is significant as a first-person narrator because he is the parent of Lyla, the girl who was wronged...