first finds out about Josie he says “I do not want to see her. I do not want to love her. I do not want a complication in my life” this is dialogue which is telling us that Michael is angry and he has a negative response to wanting to know his daughter. As the novel progresses‚ Josie and Michael Andretti start to bond more‚ enjoying each other’s company and starting a father and daughter relationship‚ where Michael is changing his perspective on knowing his daughter. As Josie says “I love Michael
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Looking for Alibrandi Chapters 1-3 1. a) Josie feels trapped by her background‚ disadvantaged very strict and conservative white Anglo Saxon school‚ does not support Italian traditions such as tomato day‚ trapped by high Italian expectations of marital status and being a good little angel. b) Love: Hate relationship‚ respects her‚ “a daughters action reflect on the mother judging whether she is a good mother or not”‚ defensive of her mother‚ she is very
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One of the most significant relationships in the novel is between Josie Alibrandi and John Barton. The relationship changes in various ways at different stages. It’s through this relationship that Josie learns much more about what is important in life and learns to accept her identity. Initially they were the best of friends‚ but Josie wanted to be with John Barton because she thought he was the best man she would ever meet. She sees him as an upper class man who is witty‚ charming and everything
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Magical realism in novels is a creative way for the author to enhance the reader’s experience. Laura Esquivel uses this technique in her story‚ Like Water for Chocolate‚ to add depth and strength to her characters‚ themes‚ and historical context. Esquivel’s story focuses on a young woman named Tita trying to find herself. Her journey includes overcoming obstacles such as‚ the Mexican Revolution‚ a controlling and overbearing mother‚ and the pain of a forbidden love shared with a man who married
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anyone‚ and was closed off when communicating with others. When she found the Reagans’ and felt the effect of belonging‚ it completely changed her attitude towards the people around her. She showed compassion for the Old Man‚ Izzy‚ and Steven‚ and with Josie later on. That was something she never did before she felt she belonged. The first time Hollis received confirmation she belonged‚ was when she overheard Izzy and the Old Man
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At the start of "Looking for Alibrandi"‚ by Melina Marchetta we are introduced to a seventeen year old girl by the name of Josephine "Josie" Alibrandi‚ who is in her last year of high school. By the end of the book it is made obvious that Josephine has gone through many dramatic and important changes‚ including achieving her emancipation‚ discovering her family secret‚ accepting her culture‚ and meeting‚ and having a relationship with her father‚ Michael Andretti. All of these changes‚ and others
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Marchetta is the relationship between the main character Josie and her father Michael Andretti. This relationship is important because it helped me to understand how the characters coped with change. As the relationship between father and daughter develops I could understand both of these characters better. This relationship is important because it helps Josie to grow up and cope with change. An example of where I see this importance is when Josie has her second encounter with Michael Andretti “I never
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different reactions to tradition‚ and expectations through John and Josie. John’s reaction to tradition‚ is that he can’t escape tradition‚ and he feels that he “always had to be the best‚ because it’s expected of me” (Looking for Alibrandi Marchetta. M‚ 1992 page 45) While‚ Josie knows she can change tradition‚ and actively tries not to end up
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love‚ rites of passage and coping with death and encrypts these themes beautifully and expresses them with emotion and thought. One of the biggest themes of Looking for Alibrandi is multiculturalism‚ as Josie struggles to find her personal and cultural identity. At the beginning of the book Josie resents having an Italian background‚ because at school there is the difficulty and prejudice of being a second generation Australian with an Italian background. She experiences a feeling of being different
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self-acceptance. Throughout the novel Josie transformed‚ from her feeling isolated and rejected from society to her realizing that she only needed the acceptance of herself. The contrast between ‘old’ and ‘new’ Josie is easily noticeable. ‘Old’ Josie described herself as feeling “disadvantaged from the beginning” and thought one of the many things that held her back from society was being illegitimate. The emotive word ‘bastard’ got directed towards Josie many times which made her feel alone yet
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