In Judy Blume’s text, The Pain and The Great One, the stories are told from two different perspectives. This is a perfect story to show how narrator's point of view can have a strong impat on how the story is told!
“The Pain” refers to a little brother, a first grade sibling, who is considered annoying to the older sister. She even gives reasons defending why he is such a “pain,” including how he is never ready in time, he picks his food at dinner, and makes a mess in the bathroom. By the end of the story she declares that her parents must “love him better than me.”
“The Great One” is told from the younger brother’s perspective. As the narrator, he shares his frustrations with his older sister.
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