Point Of View Of Damon And Miro By J. C. Burke

The way a novel positions a reader can determine how effective it is at engaging it’s audience’s ideas. This novel written by best selling author; J.C Burke displays the story of a young adult who tries to find his way through life, with the guidance of a Bosnian-Serbian war veteran who fought for Yugoslavia. Pig boy positions me to identify and sympathise with Miro’s values, particularly being a good father figure through the use of point of view, emotive language, and mood.

First person point of view positions the reader to sympathies with Miro. This describes and gives the reader a true understanding of what his role to Damon is as he tries his best to make sure Damon doesn't ruin his life plans. Point of view also allows the reader to
understand how Miro interprets events and how Miro tries to protect Damon from crucial life mistakes. In this case Miro and Damon are surrounded by Parker and Geragthy. They try confronting Damon themselves on Miro’s property but as Miro sees this he runs out to get Damon out of the situation. As he says “Go inside Demon” with the follow up “lock door. Put on music. Loud.” “You do this for me, boy. I ask you just for this. Just for this one thing.” As shortly after a fight breaks out with Miro against Parker and Geraghty. These quotes really show the reader Miro’s true colours as a person as he tries to protect Damon and fights them off himself. This allows the reader to feel the trust and loyalty Miro has for Damon. Miro also refers to Damon about making salami as he says countless times “it okay. It good” “I find pig. We make salami now, Demon”followec by another “We make salami now!” As Miro makes these quotes, he is laughing and hugging Damon. These texts from the novel shows Miro’s love for hunting as he tires to share this Damon. This allows the reader to interoperate Miro as a major father figure as he tries to get Damon to experiment and try out new things together. In all, First person point of view positions the reader to understand Miro’s perspectives and how he tries to help Damon.

Emotive language can also position the reader to retain interest with characters such as Damon and Miro.
This allows the reader to focus grammatically in order to understand the characters (Damon and Miro) thoughts and decisions. Damon displays emotive language through his outbursts and heart breaking talks with Miro. For example Damon captures the reader to feel the pain he experiences as Damon retells the story of a life changing experience he saw himself as the say a man die right infant of his eyes. As he said with tears rushing down his face “I’m so ashamed. So ashamed!” From Damon’s captions, the author positions the reader to digest the stress and pain Damon felt everyday as he try to keep this story to himself. Miro also displays emotive language several times as he says “Get off my property!” In this, the reader is positioned to understand the rage and distress he had been caused as Parker and Geraguty trespass in order to get Damon. Damon displays a key movement in the end of novel where he writes his apology and love letter to his mother. As when he writes the letter, he can't find words to say how much he appreciates and loves and his as miro points this put to Damon with the last line of Damon’s letter saying “Lovvvve, your son Daaaamon.” This implies the fact that Damon has not only changed himself but he uses his emotions in opposite meaning. Emotive language positions and allows the reader to now only see a persons emotions, but it also allows the reader to
experience it for themselves as if the reader is there for themselves.

Mood can position the reader in many different ways as it tries to aim for a specfic feeling whether that’s a dark, exciting, suspenseful, lighthearted, intense or even laid back feeling. mood can position it’s reader to feel things while reading as they are engaged in the atmosphere of the story. This is shown countless times with the immersive and engaging conversations Miro and Damon have together. Damon and Miro both have their own situations but specifically the situation which captures the reader with it’s mood is when Damon was sent to Pascoes office. As the novel mentions “Damon, sit down! We need to talk about it…” followed by the description of Damon’s actions, ‘I open the office door with such force that it hits the wall and the framed photograph of this year’s prefects goes crashing to the floor.’ As it it followed by ‘I’m breathing so hard I can almost feel the air hitting my brain.’ This example displayed immerses the reader and allows the reader to see tension between Damon and Pascoe.