Point of View

 

In the story Number the Stars, the narrator is telling its point of view. During one scene, when Peter brings the coffin of 'Aunt Bertie' to Henriks house, the narrator describes it as a sad, yet happy moment. Ellen is reunited with her parents but supposedly Mrs. Johansen's aunt died. If this particular scene would have been told by 5-year old Kirsti it would have been far different. Henrik once said "It is so much easier to be brave if you do not know everything." Kirsti is a brave child, completely un-fazed by the German Soldiers. Like Henrik said, this is why she is probably so brave. When the others were worried and confused, she was most likely sound asleep and dreaming about fairy-tales. As a reader, I would have been a little confused by this scene if it would have been told by her perspective.  Instead of a confusing and awkaward scene, it might have been peaceful. We would have thought there wasn't a care in the world for the Johansen family and Ellen.This is how the story could have changed if it were told b the point of view of Kirsti.