What is the author's style in the book, We Love You, Charlie Freeman?

Kaitlyn Greenidge tells her novel, We Love You, Charlie Freeman, in language that varies based on the narrator. The language used bv Charlotte is straightforward but educated with a strong vocabulary in used despite her very young age. This is because her mother places such an emphasis on the importance of education, and instills in her daughters a motivation to succeed. The third-person narrator assumes much the same style of speaking as Charlotte, primarily for the sake of continuity –though language used by Charlotte is personal and first-personal (such as “I” and “we” as subjects) while the third-person narrator does not use such language (using instead words like “she” or “they”). Ellen’s own language is very similar, but also very intuitive. She questions and is often pensive, but this is only natural given the situation in which she finds herself. She is falling in love with a white man whom she was raised not to trust. The educated aspect of the language she uses comes from her own strong education, as she works as a schoolteacher. The use of these different kinds of language according to the different characters lends an air of being believable and a sense of realism to the dimensions of the characters.