First-Person Fiction

I think the narrator of Malibu began his story because he needed someone to talk to about his eating disorder. He was very judgmental of other people, but he was also very insecure of himself. He continuously brought up the fact that he would purge after every meal and he never talked to anyone about this. The narrator seemed very lonely, even around his uncle and Terri. I would say that there were strong themes of loneliness in Malibu, but also feelings of inferiority mixed with feelings of superiority. Ultimately, the narrator was speaking to himself in way that he would have written inside of a diary. I think that he wanted to speak to someone about his illness, but he was afraid to do it.