Hi, Karen Chau here.
In "Brownies," Packer structures the story as a narrative from a little girl. The attempt to use a child's voice as the narrator worked because of the dialogue and descriptions. The narrator often presents conversations between other girls in the camp, such as "We can't let them get away from that," and "I say we teach them a lesson" (417). These sentences have simple sentence structures and are usually composed of one syllable words that mimics how a child talks. Through dialogue and the narrator's descriptions, the reader understands the personality of each character. For example, Arnetta's actions, a nudge and a "hard look" (417) towards Daphne to persuade Daphne to do what she wants illustrates Arnetta's character as a bully. This scene also shows Daphne's personality. She is weak and indecisive. The extremes in these character's personality complements the overall story because it supports the depiction of the characters as kids who have not learned how to filter their personality yet. Adults, in these situations would be more subtle in their hints and dialogue.
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