What is the author's perspective in the memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

As a memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is written in the first person from the perspective of the author. The entire book, including the Intermission and Coda, are written in limited omniscient from Jeanette's point of view. The author writes with a comfortable degree of self-awareness and includes her own internal monologue throughout the book as part of her perspective.