Who Is The Narrator In 'The Smell Of Fresh Paint'

“The Smell of Fresh Paint” would not have been as effective if the narrator were not at the center of events. The narrator wrote a first person account describing her experiences during an attack in Iraq. If the passage was written in a different point of view, the reader would hear more about the author’s surroundings than the author’s thoughts. The thoughts of the author is what drives the story forward, without them the story will not be as effective.
The entire passage was a first person account about the narrator’s feelings during the attack. If the passage was written in a different point of view, it would make it very hard to uncover the narrator’s true feelings and thoughts. An example of the narrator expressing her personal thoughts