Point of View

The novel is written in the first person point of view. The narrator remembers events that have taken place over her life, and how these events affected her family. The narration switches back and forth between the past and the present.

The point of view of this novel is an intimate one allowing readers to connect closely with the main character and narrator of the story. The point of view also allows the author to inject her own opinions into the narration and to expand on the events taking place to her and the members of her family without having to move out of character or interrupt the flow of the narration.

Setting

The novel is set primarily in Chinatown in San Francisco. The author never states the specific year or time period. The setting of this novel is important because it is about the...