In Trapped by Michael Northrop, the story is written in Scotty’s point of view. Scotty is one of seven kids stuck at their high school because of a snow storm. From this perspective, a lot of events and characters are described in a way that creates sympathy in the reader because he is stuck at school without being able to see his parents.

One way that Scotty’s point of view influences the reader’s interpretation is how this perspective shows being stuck at school because of a snow storm.  I feel bad for Scotty because he is stuck at school with his friends without being able to see his parents. 

However, the I  would feel different about being stuck at school if the book was written by Mr. Jones’ point of view.  For example I would feel calm and relaxed because he is an adult and has the situation under control. 

As you can see in Trapped the narrator’s perspective would make the reader worried and sad by describing how the students are stuck at school because of a storm.  They just want to go home with their parents. 

It is important to understand the narrator’s point of view because it would be told differently from another person’s point of view