The composer Melina Marchetta uses changing perspective in the novel "Looking for Alirandi" in many different ways. She deals with changing perspective on a variety of levels, it proves in many instances that change is a lifelong process because no single person can mature in every way or gain all knowledge available. The novel shows that change can be unexpected and subtle. Throughout the novel there are many techniques used to give the responder a certain perspective, the structure, characterization and themes of the text contribute greatly in the changing of perspective. The particular level of language in this book is not that hard to understand thus the book being aimed at teenagers. As the novel is told from a first person narration this technique gives us a look through the eyes of the main character and how having a different life from that of a normal teenager can skew ones views. .
The text is lineally structured like a diary account going through a period in the young girls life and events which lead us to sharing her views and experiences as we develop our own opinions of what is happening in the world around her. Like a diary we see that the person changes in certain ways as they go through experiences and events that shape them as they mature, this could be a direct result of those experiences or it could be from the people they associate with. There is only one central character whose developments we follow, although the other characters she interacts with do have a certain impact on her views and how she changes but we don't get very much incite to their minds or their lives for example we don't get very in depth with Josie's mother Christina this creates an area of unfamiliarity with her. .
Being too self conscious of oneself can lead to a negative attitude this is how Josie has developed the negative attitude at the beginning of the novel because she is to self conscious of what other people think of her.