Upon reading the novel, one might be confused at first as to from what perspective the stories are being told. The key to Alvarez’s writing is her ability to change point of view without interru

pting the general flow of her literature. Throughout the novel, the point of view changes from 3rd person omniscient to 1st person limited. However, in the chapters regarding all four girls, such as “A Regular Revolution”, the point of view changes again, to 1st person omniscient. At first it catches the reader off guard because it’s hard to distinguish who is narrating. Pronouns such as “us” and “we” are used in regards to the four girls, hence indicating that the narrator is one of the four. For example, “We didn’t feel we had the best the United States had to offer” (107). However, the names of all four girls in the story are mentioned: “Fifi was on for smoking in the bathroom” (110), “Carla was on for experimenting with hair removal cream” (110), “Yoyo was on for bringing a book into the house…” (110), and “Sandi was on when a visiting aunt and uncle dropped in…” (111). Therefore, one must conclude that the narrator of these chapters is none but all four girls, writing together, acting as one body, as “all four girls” (109), as their mother put it. This unique point of view helps the reader understand what each girl is like within the circle of gi

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Regular Revolution”, Julia Alvarez, Kiss” Throughout, Yo Yoyo, Lost Identities, 1st person, identity girls, garcia girls, person omniscient, helps reader, truly depicted, sense identity, individual heart, heart girls, throughout chapter,