Infer- What does this point of view help reveal about what is important to the fox and the boy?

The story is told from the point of view of a limited third person narrator. This third person narrator alternates between the viewpoints of Pax and Peter, with one chapter being told from the viewpoint of Pax and the next chapter being told from the viewpoint of Peter. This point of view is important because it allows the reader to read the stories of both characters even though they are separated and do not know what is happening with the other. Telling only Peter’s story or only Pax’s story would only be telling half the story. The narrator is limited in that he knows the thoughts and emotions of Pax and Peter but none of the other characters. The thoughts and emotions of these other characters are known only through their actions and by what they say.

Since it is a coming of age novel with both Peter and Pax learning things about themselves and their world that they did not know previously, the story would not be well developed if the author attempted to tell it from the first person point of view of Pax and Peter. The story depends on the additional input from other, older characters to teach and mentor these characters as they grow and learn about the world around them.