The second contrasting element of style, point of view, plays a unique role in Sacks' and Cain's writing. Sacks writes of patients he meets through his job and of letters he receives from them. Excluding the letters of the patients, the audience sees the stories unfold through Sacks' eyes. He frequently writes about his opinions and emotions giving his novel a surprisingly emotional light with the medical atmosphere. An excellent representation of Sacks' point of view is the opener of chapter 26 "The Case of Harry S.: Music and Emotion." Sacks admits, "...one should not have favorite patients, or patients who break one's heart - but I do..."
