We All See Things Differently

Authors note: This is point of view piece on historical fiction books we are reading for Social Studies. It is about how different people can have completely different points of view.

Sarah Bishop is about a girl named, you guessed it, Sarah Bishop. Her dad has been a loyalist this whole time, meaning he likes the king. Sadly for him, the rest of the town doesn’t, but the worst part is, her brother, Chad, just went to war to fight against the king. Sense her dad likes the king, the patriots of the village come to Sarah’s house and burn it down; Sarah is safely tied to a tree but they cover her dad in hot tar and feathers which eventually kills him. Of course in the Patriots point of view this was obviously the right thing to do, but since this book was written in Sarah’s, it was the most mortifying thing she has ever seen.

With this piece being written in Sarah’s point of view, she tells the story by making it seem like the Patriots are terrible and horrific people and she begins to persuade you that her father did nothing wrong. It leads you to the assumption that he did nothing except for staying true to himself and his country. It seems as though the Patriots are cruel and inconsiderate bullies, and that’s what you think is true. And of course that’s what you’re going to believe, you don’t see it any other way.

However, in the eyes of the Patriots, they feel that they should not let think king take over their lives, and that the only way to overpower him is to get rid of all his worshipers. To do that, they must kill/hurt and destroy the homes of all “evil” citizens like Sarah’s dad. One by one, the Patriots rid the town of loyalists, after each one, it feels as if they are one step closer to freedom. Rebelling against the king is what they think is their only hope, so they’ll stop at nothing to get what they deserve.

It is clear that different people will see things in distinctively different ways, but that’s what can make a book worth reading. It’s that attitude and emotions that make things interesting, without them books would be dull and boring. Point of view plays a big role in all books, and in this one Sarah takes you through a huge part of her life and what she feels the world is like. Of course the towns people, and the Patriots will, for the most part disagree, but this was written in Sarah’s point of view so she is going to call it like she sees it.