“Eleven”, narrated by the young main character, uses the first person and a minimum of second person to communicate with the readers and allow them to put themselves in the 'history. These particular points of view also allow readers to understand what an eleven-year-old child might feel. Similarly, Collier uses the first person in her short story "Marigolds" not only to provide a connection for readers, but also to show the transition from childhood to adulthood in Lizabeth's life. Its overall goal is not to allow readers to put themselves in the story, but rather to allow them to learn and possibly change through the story. She ends her story with the poignant phrase "one need not be ignorant or poor to see that one's life is as barren as the dusty courtyards of our city" (11), providing a global perspective of what she wants to accomplish through its history. Point of view in stories allows authors to fully achieve their goal in writing the story, whether by getting readers to identify with characters in second person and first person as in "Eleven" or letting readers contemplate their lives and want to learn from the character. first