Using third person allowed the author to show the actions of all of the characters, but not show the feelings or thoughts. Throughout the story, the reader must infer the emotions being portrayed by the characters through their diction and actions. For example, the handyman was not being sincere while talking about the flowers, but the reader would not know that until they read, " It's nice, just like you say. Only when you don't have no dinner, it ain't." and realizing the handyman is using Elisa for a free dinner. Using the third person allows the large amount of imagery to help narrate