The Eggs of the World BoiledIn The Eggs of the World, Toshio Mori writes about the meeting of three men, a rich man, a poor drunkard and the narrator. The point of view used by Toshio Mori in this story is peripheral first person. This use of a somewhat unusual way of writing and visualizing a story provides a look at events that is objective without being insensitive. The first person peripheral provides a balance between the personal issues in the matter, but not to the point of losing the objective view. This point of view also gives a new look at the characters surrounding the author, giving both a personal opinion and a detached observation. Finally, the first person peripheral gives a sense of what facts may or may not be included in a story. In Eggs of the World, the use of the peripheral 1st person influences characterization and includes or omits specific facts while balancing between personal involvement and objective observation. The peripheral 1st person influences the characterization in Eggs of the World because when the author talks about Sessue Matoi, he uses his personal experience to explain the beh...