AP Language 2011: So, all, what do you think of First They Killed My...

AP Language 2011: So, all, what do you think of First They Killed My...: "So, all, what do you think of First They Killed My Father???"
I just finished the book and though I really liked it, I think the author could have done a few things to make her story EVEN more pathos filled. Referring to what Jamie said about the narrator being a little girl; I think there are pros and cons to that viewpoint. On the plus side, being such a small girl, she rarely complicates things. She states her story bluntly, leaving no "wiggle room" for any misinterpretations the reader might have had. On the con side, I think that presenting the story through the eyes of such a little girl might have downplayed the atrocities that were committed. Being such a little girl, Asne didn't really understand fully what was going on in Cambodia, thus the reader might also not fully understand the situation.