The Shack
William P. Young
2007

The author seems to be on a certain level of companionship with the characters in the book. William P. Young demonstrates his understanding of God and what he believes in by creating this story. As Young describes Mackenzie's visualizations in this shack he stays at for the weekend, he answers questions raised about God and the possibility of the existence of him altogether. As Young describes these questions and the big question all together, he constantly stays on a friendly type of relationship with his content.
The author stays on this positive type of relationship with what he is writing about because it is as he is sharing his innermost thoughts and feelings. This is actually what the author is doing. As Young creates his fictional story about Mackenzie's weekend he is pouring his own thoughts into the story. Many authors tend to do this, especially fictional writers, and William Young is no different. This personal input into the story draws Young onto a more personal level with his audience. The fact that he is on a personal level with his audience, and his book, makes his tone in the book friendly. Young likes what he is talking about. He loves to discuss the topics and enjoys sharing them with others. This is what he does while writing this book and that is why he is on a friendly level with his content.