livvy417gymnastLv1

5 Dec 2022

1. Thomas B. says that he tried to write his story 'as I remember living it as the child I was, not as an old man reflecting on that life'. How do you think the effort to achieve this perspective shaped the book? What effect might writing this novel through the eyes of an adult have had on the narrative? What thoughts, ideas and emotions are added or taken away when writing about such a defining life experience from the perspective of a child? Give examples from the novel.6u|