... loom heavily in the background, seeks to find himself on the road and often wants to find his parents. Cormier reverses the typical orphan structure, as Adam discovers he is an orphan only at the end of the novel, rather than at the beginning, where the central character's orphanage is usually established. In ... tells parts in third person or sometimes first person, depending on what's happening. Not to mention, this book is written as a flashback, of Adam's past. Adam has been isolated from the rest of the world, by his parents for the safety of their family, his entire life. This is o...

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