The author, Joyce Carol Oates, of “We are the Mulvaneys” portrays the reflection of a self aware boy is not yet grown up. The vivid first person perspective of the main character clearly envelops the reader into the story; this tance of gloominess is reinforced with the diction to characterize the speaker.
Right at the beginning if the passage, Oates, as Judd transports the reader to the setting where the main character is at his lower driveway. The observation all strengthen the feeling of being there with Judd Mulvaney, such as the “Fast-flowing clear water”, which is described to be “shallow” and the “sky color of lead” both create a juxtaposition between the main character and his surroundings. This contrast portrays the position the main
