Analyze the narrator's point of view in Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez and explain how it affected the reader's perception of the novel.
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RETURN TO SENDER: NARRATOR POINT OF VIEW
MARI CRUZ'S PERSPECTIVE
FIRST PERSON
TYLER PAQUETTE'S PERSPECTIVE
THIRD PERSON
Mari's chapters are narrated in the first person through letters and diary entries. Mari writes about what happens from her perspective and includes many details about her family's life that are unknown to Tyler or revealed later. Mari's chapters allow the reader to better understand her thoughts, feelings, and the full extent of her family's plight.
Tyler's chapters are told in the third person but center on Tyler's perspective. The reader learns about his family's many troubles and how Tyler feels about the Mexican immigrants that have come to help on the farm. The reader sees his conflicting emotions about right and wrong and his growth over the course of the novel. The final Tyler chapter is written in the first person as Tyler writes a letter to Mari signifying that "friendship knows no borders."