... the thoughts of two different characters and how they perceive events. For example, the reason as to why the mother appears to be a cold and uncaring character is because the reader has no insight into why she behaves the way she does (Novels for Students 271). Also, the narrator in the story only ... as to why the past occurred the way it had. Another style that she utilized can be seen in the works of William Shakespeare to those of Herman Melville. This is the use of a tragic flaw. In Judith Guest's novel, as stated by Authors and Artists for Young Adults (104), the tragic flaw was ......

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