Read the excerpt from Gonzalo's narration in Seedfolks. One afternoon I was watching TV, getting smart on The Brady Bunch. Suddenly I looked up. He was gone. I checked the halls on all five floors of the apartment house. I ran to the street. He wasn't in the bodega or the pawnshop. I called his name, imagining my mother's face when she found out he'd fallen through a manhole or been run over. I turned the corner, looking for the white straw hat he always wore. Two blocks down I spotted it. I flew down the sidewalk and found him standing in front of a vacant lot, making gestures to a man with a shovel. How would this part of the story be different if it were told from Tío Juan's perspective? It would use an irritated voice and have a resentful tone. It would use a confident voice and describe Gonzalo's actions as interfering. It would use a determined voice and have an excited tone. It would use a relaxed voice and describe Gonzalo's actions as helpful.
