Sarah Holt, Post One

“Anonymous” decided to write the book Primary Colors through Henry Burton. Henry Burton was an excellent choice as narrator because he was an ex-congressional aide. He knows the inside “bits and pieces” for the campaign. Henry is close enough to be in-the-know; but far enough to be able to stand back and observe.
Henry shows how he examines Governor Jack Stanton in the first chapter. He has watched Jack’s movements and how he presents himself all through a simple handshake. Though the gestures may seem polite and sociable, Burton knows better. We can tell this from Burton’s choice of words. Governor Jack has different modes. Burton has caught on to these modes and the reader is informed. Also in the first chapter, Burton explains Stanton’s “listening modes.” As they were walking with the librarian, he was listening “heavily”. He was paying attention to more details. This shows Burton knows what Stanton’s ways of campaigning are.
Henry Burton has been in the campaign long enough to know what is going on around him. This is good for the reason that the reader can tell what’s going on and what Burton thinks about the situations. The reader can understand the background thoughts and insights of all the characters rather than the main character.