The Guide

While reading the stories in The Mee Street Chronicles by Frankie Lennon I believe “the voice” is a character because even though it’s a part of the narrator, it still has its own opinions on certain situations. For example “the voice” appears in the stories “The Alcoa House,” “No Escape,” and “The Party.” In these stories “the voice” for the narrator is the guide. Its character helps the narrator be brave through scary situations and it also helps the narrator stand up for herself by asking questions and wanting answers. As for the reader, “the voice” helps me understand what the narrator is feeling while going through certain situations and seeing what she wants to do by giving “a voice” that I can hear. It is mine as well as the narrator’s guide to understanding what is happing around us.