POV “Varsity”

“Varsity” by Brock Kingsley, the story wrote in First Person Observant Point of View. The author reveals how he and his friends used to watch and urge bullying towards a fellow student named ‘Varsity.” He recounts when fellow teammates of his would make demeaning jokes towards Varsity, steal his clothes while showering, and falsely accuse Varsity of things he did not do or say, only to worsen the bullying towards Varsity. Not to mention all the name-calling that was never-ending. Also, there was an event that the author elaborates on when a few of the boys told another angry-tempered boy that Varsity was making provocative remarks about the boy’s mother — this made the boy furious, and it resulted in a violent fight in the locker room. The boys used boys’ anger to hurt Varsity when it was false accusations, although the boy did not care and did not think twice about if it was true. He was just enraged and began hitting Varsity. The author describes it from his perspective and elaborates on the idea that he and his friends would not make an effort to put an end to it but rather just stood by and observed. By writing it from this POV, the author can adequately recreate every event he witnessed and, per se, lived while in school.

From the beginning of “Varsity,” the narrator wrote the story to portray to the readers that they were careless towards the bullying. Rather than putting a stop to it, it seemed more comfortable to sit back and observe. The author elaborated on serval events with students bullying Varsity and what they would do to him. However, that changed almost immediately once the boys realized everything about Varsity. The boys did not know that Varsity was special needs until it was too late and already transferring schools. At that specific moment, they felt instant regret, or so the readers infer. The author is in shock and feels horrible for letting this boy go through everything he did and never putting a stop to it. Though it should never have happened, the author still feels intense regret and emphasizes it through the passage.