Point of view is a powerful device used to position the reader and to establish characterisation in "Montana 1948" by Larry Watson

The establishing of characters and the positioning of a reader to respond to the characters and the issues presented is greatly influence by a certain point of view. "Montana 1948" by Larry Watson employs the use of a first person point of view to successfully establish the characters and shape the readers' response towards the individual characters and issues within the novel. Through the use of both the naive 12 year old and the intrusions of 52 year …showed first 75 words of 1253 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1253 total…David establishes the characters and then shapes the readers' response towards the characters and presented issues. Throughout Montana 1948 the readers' response to certain issues would certainly have been challenged or confirmed. Gail, Wesley and Frank are presented through David's eavesdropping then the intrusions by the adult David that provide clarification of what the child David has just heard or seen. Montana 1948 confirmed my belief that rape, suicide and racism do break up families and communities.