The subject of change is relevant and important, as it is crucial to the development, and continually present, in the lives of all human beings. Change is the process through which people or any life form adapt over time, in a voluntary or involuntary way, as a result of their environment, their perspective or themselves.

The novels of `Looking for Alibrandi' by Melinda Marchetta and the `Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver compare and contrast on a number of different issues.

Firstly, it must be analysed why these particular authors chose to adopt a first person view in a written text. In these two cases novels have been the most effective option as they allow for detailed understanding of the events being undergone, and allow for an extended time period lasting over a year. Admittedly, the novel form may lose some readers with its longwinded sentences or draw out...