Narrator and point of view

Initially, we are led to believe that that the narrator in “Pretending to Know the Words” by Helen Cooper uses a combined point of view, that of Recoba and that of Luis: “But Luis’ warning voice filled his head, hissing that he had no business in a place like this.” (l. 79); “Recoba had earned him this house, this furniture the car in the drive. Yet Luis couldn’t summon anything close to gratitude.” (ll. 92-93)

However, Luis and Recoba are one and the same character who struggles with his identity and mental health: “And he would say, I don’t know how to be a real person in this country.” (l. 131)

Using the character’s point of view implies that the narrator has limited knowledge on the events. He only know what Luis knows. This is why Luis thinks...

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