Truman Capote's My Side Of The Matter

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While there are various methods to tell a story, Truman Capote utilizes the first-person narrative in his comic short story, “My Side of the Matter.” The narrator, a sixteen-year-old husband and soon-to-be father, recounts the time he spent at his wife’s aunt’s Admiral Mill. The conversational tone draws the readers into the narrator’s story and the events that have happened to him. However, the narrator’s voice shows a clear distinction between himself and the women in the story. The narrator’s point of view throughout the story largely shapes the reader’s understanding of the story because he explains his story subjectively, with a hatred towards his wife and her two aunts. He shows contempt toward the women and blames them for his misfortune