In the novel The Roundhouse, the author uses first person to tell a story through the eyes of Joe. He is a grown man remembering a time in his life and is writing it as if he is a thirteen year old boy again. He is telling a story about how his mother was sexually abused and the journey he took to find out exactly what had happened. In the story, with him only being thirteen, his father, aunt and the townspeople try to keep the details a secret. They believe he is too young and they are trying to save his innocents even though he is dying to know what happened. They won’t say much around him, whisper about things that have happened and only talk when Joe isn’t around. This causes Joe to sneak around and find out what happened to his mother
