Narrator and point of view

The story “Another Language” by Craig Cliff is a first-person narration. The narrator is James, who is also a character in the short story. The interesting thing is that the narrator – the one who renders the story – is probably older, an adult, with a more mature point of view than little James, the character.

The first line of the story reveals that the narrator is now an adult: “When I was seven I asked my grandfather why he was always so quiet, and he said, “Because I am always sad.” (ll. 1-2...