Topic > Analysis of American Sniper - 1017

Listening to the story from just one point of view is not enough; Kyle remedies this through his stylistic choice. An example of this is when Kyle and Taya talk about the birth of their first child. Taya says: “Chris had trouble dealing with the baby crying at first, and it stressed me out too: can you handle the war but can't handle a few days of crying?” (Kyle 131). Kyle doesn't reference this in his description. If it were not for the two different perspectives presented in this memoir, the reader would not have had an accurate mental picture of the situation Kyle and Taya found themselves in. Kyle's stylistic choice allowed the reader to see the same story from two different perspectives. Finally, reader understanding is greatly improved as a result of this memoir's use of change in narrator. Kyle often incorporates technical jargon into his writing, making some passages difficult to understand for a reader without military experience. For example, in chapter six, Kyle talks extensively about the various training courses he was forced to complete. Taya, speaking during a change of narrator, simplifies her husband's words into common language. The change in narrator enhances the reader's understanding by offering a simplified reiteration of military techniques