If I Stay: Blog #2

In the novel my group is reading, If I Stay, the main character is telling the story of her and her family’s car accident through her point of view. It is told through her out-of-body self as her character is in a coma and critical condition. I feel telling the story through this point of view helps the reader see it like an outsider but while getting all the important and personal details of the character’s life as well as her family’s.  An example of this portrayal is seen here: “I’m staring at myself, the “live” Mia now, lying in her hospital bed.” Although telling the story through a character’s out-of-body experiences may seem confusing, it actually makes the story much more interesting and personal.