Point of View

Danforth writes The Miseducation of Cameron Post in Cameron’s first person, past tense, point of view. This means that Cameron narrates the events of the novel through her own eyes. It also implies that these events have already occurred at some point in the past and she is reflecting on them. This point of view adds a sense of personal connection to Cameron and nostalgia because the novel focuses on Cameron’s childhood and young adulthood and the way her past experiences affect her while she grows up.

Cameron’s point of view provides an honest and raw portrayal of her experiences. For instance, when Cameron learns about her parents’ death, she narrates, “How I still had my parents before that knock and how I didn’t after” (24). Cameron demonstrates her immediate response to learning this unfortunate, shocking news, which allows the reader to...