ðɪs dɪvˈaɪs ɐlˈaʊz tˈɑːmpsən tə kˈɑːmɛnt ɔnðɪ ˈækʃən, jˈuːzɪŋ ðə vˈɔɪs ʌv lˈɔːɹə æz ðə tʃˈaɪld ʃiː wʌz ænd æz ðɪ ɐdˈʌlt nˈæɹeɪɾɚ, wɪðˌaʊt ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ hɜːsˈɛlf ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɜːk.
This device allows Thompson to comment on the action, using the voice of 'Laura' as the child she was and as the adult narrator, without imposing herself into the work.