Point of View

The story is told from the point of view of a third-person narrator. It is unique because it is told not only through text, but also through drawings. The story is idea specific rather than specific to any one character so the use of a third-person narrator is ideal. The use of a first-person narrator would have put too much emphasis on that character. The author tries to keep the emphasis off the characters to the point that he does not give these characters names, or even depict their faces very clearly in the drawings. The short quotes included in the novel are statements made from one character to the other. For instance, on Page 33, it appears that the mole is saying to the others: “So much beauty we need to look after” (33). The narrator does not narrate much of the action. The actions are...