Point of View

This story is told from the point of view of a third-person narrator. It can be determined that the story is told from a third-person point of view because of the narrator’s use of the pronoun “he” to refer to Bat. For instance: “…Bixby Alexander Tam did not like to waste energy. But, he also didn’t like to eat leftovers, or cheese that had to be sliced, or any of the yogurt flavors in the fridge” (1). The narrator is not omniscient, he focuses on Bat and tells the story from Bat’s perspective. When Israel approaches Bat to be friends, for example, the narrator never intercedes and tells the reader that Israel wants to be Bat’s friend. The narrator instead describes Bat’s confusion as he tries to determine why Israel continues to approach him and then continues to stand and look...