POV/Voice

For this post, I read “Varsity” by you. This was an emotional story, that made almost every reader (hopefully) feel really bad for the kid that was given the nickname Varsity. This story being from the POV of the bullies themselves adds a really interesting layer of complexity and guilt while reading the story. It almost feels as if the reader wants to help but can’t do anything about it. POV and Voice work to make the reader hear a story from a POV that is generally not represented in writing. Because the perspective of the story is from the bullies, the story is a lot different and has many details that would not be represented from the point of view of Varsity. While the story also has additional details, it simultaneously leaves out many details that would have been expressed by Varsity. For instance, the story doesn’t do much to admire the strength and tenacity that Varsity has to withstand the level of torment that he did. The story also doesn’t mention how Varsity was probably just trying to fit in, and how he was most likely bullied for most of his life. Because of the POV, we get to see the somewhat guilt that the bullies had, and the lack of thought they had when actually bullying Varsity.