Olsen And Baldwin: A Narrative Analysis

As each narrator confronts the hope or hopelessness of the future, they try to place their decisions in the context of the harsh times and societies in which they found themselves. Although both authors have chosen to present their story from a firstperson narrator’s point-of-view, Olsen gives us only a limited point of view – the mother’s, while Baldwin has broadened his story to include the perspectives of both brothers along with the power of music to teach and