How is personification used in the novel, Mink River?

One of the first aspects of the writing that makes this book very story-like is that everything is given its own personality. Bears, trees and even rivers are given the chance to speak for themselves during the course of the novel. Personification on a more specific level can be found in the following quote: “Cold winds of winter stick exploratory fingers through the windows” (305). The winds are given the characteristics of have fingers and also of being inquisitive. Another example: “The room remembers when it happened” (27). The room is personified by writing about it as it had the ability to remember when an event occurred.