In the book Cast Two Shadows, Caroline, the main character, sees things from a different point of view. She is a 14 year old girl who only wants to get her father out of jail and protect her family. She probably feels cramped because she has to live in the upper part of her house. The soldiers and people from the war took it over by force. Caroline has a grandmother who is an African American and works at their house and helps prepare food. Caroline sees her as just another servant. But when asked by Rawdon, a general, to ask Caroline’s grandmother to make she crab soup and she accepts. The only reason she does is because Rawdon wants to take Caroline’s horse and the only way he might not is if he is happy and has a good meal. This shows that if Rawdon wants something he gets it. From his point of view, everyone else is like a dog and he is the master of them. He doesn’t think about others feelings and only thinks about himself. This reminds me of the movie Geek Charming where the popular girl has people do everything for her and she treats them like slaves. If Rawdon was the main character, the book would be so much different because you would get the vive of evilness and cruelty. You might even get the urge to be mean just like him. The author did a good job choosing the point of view of Caroline, an innocent, kind, young girl who is determined to protect her family.
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