POINT OF VIEW!!!! HOORAY!

In The Drunkard by Frank O'Conner, there are many sources of humor.  After discussing this humor in class, I came to the opinion that the primary source was the author's point of view.  O'Conner uses a third person omniscient point of view .  Using this technique, the author illustrates the thoughts of multiple characters.  Their clashing opinions cause the humor.  For example: " 'Ah Jasus,' I said crossly, 'what do I want to go home for? Why the hell can't you leave me alone?'  For some reason the gang of old wopmen at the other side of the road thought his was very funny.  They nearly split their sides over it.  A gassy fury began to expand in me.... (paragraph 66)."  In this passage the boy, in his drunken outrage, causes the nearby women to laugh, making him even more furious.  All the while, his father tries to convince him to be quiet.  He is thoroughly embarrassed by his son.  In the end we witness the opinion of yet another character. The mother is overjoyed by the event.  The child had stopped his father's drinking without even trying.