Point of View and Culture.

Point of View and Culture.

     In the story, Eugenides uses third person limited. But other people say it's an odd form of 1st person, but I'm saying its third.Using a very vague neighbor boy who only looks at the girls along with this group of also undescribed boys in the neighborhood. Using the narrator as a an advantage of just showing the boys thoughts overall. Saying "we" (Eugenides 10) "they" (Eugenides 44)  and "us" (Eugenides 120). Set in the 1970's starting in "June 13" (Eugenides 5).

     I believe that there is a culture between the Lisbon girls. That they are a different culture by themselves. "They knew everything about us though we couldn't fathom them at all." (Eugenides 44). Saying they cant "fathom" the girls is like saying they are from a different place. That they have their own culture. Since they're sisters , they do connect on a different level. When Cecilia dies, they go into isolation and stay close to each other. "They were sitting on the floor together, and I could tell they'd been crying. I think they were having some kind of slumber party. They had pillows all over." (Eugenides 51). The Lisbon girls staying huddled a d close to each other, not speaking to others, shows they're in their own world.