my Dad was actually telling me about a book he read where this character thought he understood all the things that happened to him, when really, his point of view was wrong.

I just love books like that. What was it called? I'd be interested to know. Books that do sneaky things with the main POV are so fascinating. My favourite is A Quantum Murder by Peter Hamilton. Not at all my usual style of reading (it's mid-21st century SF, quite hardcoreish) but dude, the solution is so gob-smacking and sneaky ...

Anyway. [/offtopic]