How does the author use juxtaposition in the novel, Whispers Through a Megaphone?

The author uses juxtapositions between character perspectives to emphasize salient similarities and differences between the characters’ overall emotional journeys. Miriam, Ralph, and Sadie are all undergoing journeys of emotional crisis and personal shifts, but the correspondences between these personal changes can alternate between clashing and complementary. For example, Ralph and Miriam’s relationship is a partial catalyst for their personal crises, while Miriam and Ralph often function as sources of mutual support and comfort. Ultimately, these three characters reach points of stasis, although there are differences in the level and quality of if their respective forms of stasis, as portrayed by the juxtapositions between their perspectives.