Lucia Berlin Writing Styles in Evening in Paradise: More Stories

This Study Guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Evening in Paradise.

Lucia Berlin Writing Styles in Evening in Paradise: More Stories

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Point of View

Each of the short stories collected in Evening in Paradise is written from a distinct point of view. "The Musical Vanity Boxes" and "Sometimes in Summer" are written from Lucha's first person point of view. "Andado: A Gothic Romance," "The Adobe House with a Tin Roof," "A Foggy Day," "Cherry Blossom Time," "Evening in Paradise," "La Barca de la Ilusión," "The Wives," "Noël, 1974," "Sombra," and "Luna Nueva" are all written from third person points of view. "Dust to Dust," "Itinerary," "My Life Is an Open Book," "The Pony Bar, Oakland," "Daughters," "Rainy Day," "Our Brother's Keeper," and "Lost in the Louvre" are all written from unnamed narrators first person points of view. "Lead Street, Albuquerque" is written from Shirley's first person perspective. "Noël, Texas, 1956" is written from Tiny's first person perspective.

In the short stories written from the first person point of...

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