Hi Humdrum, thank you! thank you! (AAA)! That's the first hatrick I've made this year! The last time, my car was towed by (AAA)! ;) Woooooohooooooo Sandhurst ji! Pray do not scare the daylights out of this wannabe writer by reaching beyond the narrator into the psyche of the author! :) Boy am I impressed by your analysis! You see, I do get wonderful and constructive feedback from Sajha. :) Referring to the story: The first person narration is a POV (point of view) I like to use for short stories. Despite its limitation and one dimensional journey into the mind of a narrator, I find first person POV to be powerful and intimate. In this case where Danny is a mentally ill child where he perceives everything sensorially, I thought a third person omniscience view would create a distance in appropriate for this type of story. One of the most powerful first person narrations I've ever read is "Lolita" by Nabokov. If you've read him, I'm sure you were drawn to his power of narration where he seduces you as a reader to hear him out as he "logically" justifies his perversions . As for me, I am just dabbling in primary colors! :)