It is through her repetitive dialogue that Jack begins to realize what Ma is telling him. It is seen yet again how the room is such an unnatural space and how it is outside the law, but it is important to visualize Jack’s relationship to the room, because it is seen how this is all news to him, which makes Jack such an underlying narrator. The fact that there are no windows in the room makes it all the harder for Jack to even imagine that there is an outside world, and it is interesting how we don’t find this out until later in the novel, which puts the reader in suspense, but allows one to engage with the text more. The fact that Jack is only five years old and merely a child it makes him as a narrator all the more appealing, and makes the reader continue to question his motives. Donoghue points this out in an interview, where she is discussing why Jack’s perspective flourishes. She states, “However, having a child narrator is very helpful in terms of point of view, because children are little Martians who see everything afresh and askew.” (Donoghue, The Guardian) This represents how having Jack, as the narrator is a different, but refreshing
It is through her repetitive dialogue that Jack begins to realize what Ma is telling him. It is seen yet again how the room is such an unnatural space and how it is outside the law, but it is important to visualize Jack’s relationship to the room, because it is seen how this is all news to him, which makes Jack such an underlying narrator. The fact that there are no windows in the room makes it all the harder for Jack to even imagine that there is an outside world, and it is interesting how we don’t find this out until later in the novel, which puts the reader in suspense, but allows one to engage with the text more. The fact that Jack is only five years old and merely a child it makes him as a narrator all the more appealing, and makes the reader continue to question his motives. Donoghue points this out in an interview, where she is discussing why Jack’s perspective flourishes. She states, “However, having a child narrator is very helpful in terms of point of view, because children are little Martians who see everything afresh and askew.” (Donoghue, The Guardian) This represents how having Jack, as the narrator is a different, but refreshing