In the novel, Cold Sassy Tree, Olive Ann Burns explores timeless issues of love, death, and the ties that bind families and generations. The story also shows the modern age coming to a small southern town. Will Tweedy, a 14-year-old boy, who could always make a good story better in the telling, narrates this story. By the story being told in the first person point of view, the reader is able to experience the thoughts …showed first 75 words of 275 total…

…showed last 75 words of 275 total…Will. This makes the reader start to worry and wonder, even more, what Will is going to do to get away from the train. In conclusion, first person point of view helps the reader experience the thoughts of the characters. This novel is very rich with emotion, humor, and love. Olive Ann Burns does a good job in keeping the reader so interested in the book that they do not want to put it down.