Point of View

Barcelona Dreaming is written from the first person points of view of the three main characters. The novel's opening section, "The Giant of Sarrià," is told from Amy's first person perspective. The second section, "The King of Castelldefels," is narrated from Nacho's first person perspective. The novel's closing section, "The Carpenter of Montjuïc," is told from Jordi's first person perspective. Each of these first person narrators has a distinct narrative voice, each of which teaches the reader about the main characters' and the dimensions of their worlds.

In "The Giant of Sarrià," Amy's first person narrative tone is pragmatic, matter-of-fact, and largely free of emotionality. The author establishes this tone within the opening sentences of the section: "When I was twenty-one, I fell in love with Pol. I moved to Barcelona to be close to him, and we married soon after. Within a year...