Point of View

The Sea in Winter is written from the main character Maisie's first person point of view. This means that Maisie is telling her story from her personal perspective and in her own voice and words. As a result, the ways in which she describes her life, circumstances, experiences, and feelings drive the presentation of the narrative on the page. This first person point of view helps the reader understand who Maisie's character is. Even when Maisie is feeling "frazzled and exhausted," the reader is able to access Maisie's feelings by way of her narration (7). In Chapter 3, "Puddles," for example, Maisie is by herself on the bus and during her walk home from school. Therefore, she is not interacting with other characters. Although she is not communicating her feelings to anyone else, she includes her thoughts and emotions on the page. While watching the rain, she...