...Jorie (& Jamie): A Deposition The story is told from Jamie's point of view. Jamie is a thirteen year old girl and have little brother and a twin sister. The little brothers name is Calvin and her sisters name is Jorie. We do not know the name of her parents, but we do know that the father left the family and that in the end the mother went to prison. The narrator is limited, because we only hear the story from Jamie's perspective. (l. 7) "I want to see my mom now" is an example on how the narrator is limited. Jamie believes that if she tells the person we do not know (maybe the school nurse) about her mom, she would come and visit her mom. But Jamie does not know the better life with her family will not happen since something happened to Jorie and the mom ended up in prison for it. The narrator is limited because it has the effect that you see how the whole situation effects the girl. The anxiety, unawareness and fear she goes through is more clear to us if we as a reader is not certain about what happened. Because we do not know more than she does, it is as if we are experiencing the story with her, and we are exposed to what unfolds along side with her. It is a way for the reader to be able to identify with Jamie in an easier way. Jamie is not a typical girl because she experience things at home that is not normal for the typical girl. (ll. 11-12) "I hate how everybody treats me like a young kid when I am thirteen years old" She does behave like a typical teenager though...
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