In the short story "Greasy Lake" by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the narrator uses first person point of view to convey how "bad" he and his friends were when they were just out of high school. The author chooses this point of view to illustrate to readers that pretending to be someone that you aren't, could affect your judgment and leave you facing major consequences. The rebellious teenagers acted as to rebels that were dangerous, wearing leather jackets, drinking gin, reading provocative literature, and staying out all night. However, throughout the short story, the narrator tends to mock himself and his friends because they both know they aren't really dangerous and only show their rebellious side on the outside. For example, He says they "struck
