This happens most memorably in the last chapter, when the narrator reveals that Louis is the person who has been writing the book all along. However, Sachar sometimes switches back into second person, pulling the readers into the story as if we are students just like the kids at Wayside. Luckily for us, after the opening most of the book is written in third person (which is way more commonly used), with occasional glimpses into the thoughts and motivations of the kids featured in each story. As you might have guessed, the second person is a really unusual technique to use, and writers almost never do it. After receiving his law degree, he spent six years asking himself whether he wanted to be an author or a lawyer before deciding to write for children full-time. He starts the book's introduction by addressing the reader directly-"There is something you ought to know so you don't get confused" (I.1)-which is called writing in the second person. Sachar's first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, was accepted for publication during his first year of law school. Louis Sachar has created a strange little world at Wayside School, and the same holds true for his narrative technique. Third Person ( Omniscient), with Occasional Second Person
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