It's a conversation between an author and a reader. It makes the reader interested in his personal life and knows that they both have feelings and lose their loved ones. Angell makes readers feel like he is answering their questions and wants to read more. This memoir makes readers remember their friend or family who lost their life. But Angell sends the message that life may be too short but the memories will continue. It's funny because it's like a music box that opens the words and hears them