Point of View

The point of view of the novel is important to the structure of the entire series. In the first novel, Belly narrates the book alone. In the second novel, Belly and Jeremiah narrate the book together. And, in this novel, Belly and Conrad narrate the book together. However, Belly remains the central narrator of the whole series, and she retains a disproportionate amount of the chapters in comparison to the other narrators.

Conrad narrates for the first time in the series in Chapter 20 of the final book, which is the chapter in which he sees Belly for the first time at the memorial for his mother. This is important because Belly has been in love with Conrad since the first book, but he has always been a vague and mysterious figure in her mind. She was never good at interpreting his actions or emotions, and...