reactions and relationships. Marchetta extensively explores the themes of family‚ tradition and culture/identity using different relationship‚ reactions‚ actions and dialogue. Throughout the novel‚ the theme of tradition is shown thoroughly using relationships‚ actions‚ reactions and dialogue. Tradition is hugely important in this novel‚ as it is a big part of both John’s and Josie’s lives. Marchetta compares two different reactions to tradition‚ and expectations through John and Josie. John’s reaction
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in order to belong. Nonna Katia sacrifices her relationship with Marcus Sandford‚ Josephine Alibrandi sacrifices her culture and John Barton sacrifices himself to not belong. Each of their sacrifices are different as they want to belong to different groups but it is clear that in order to belong‚ sacrifices must often be made. One way sacrifice was portrayed in the film was through Nonna. She sacrificed her relationship with Marcus in order to belong to and maintain her Italian culture. Nonna had
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Marchetta discoveries are uncovered through the interpersonal relationship between Josie and Nonna Katia. In an attempt to grow closer to Nonna‚ Josie agrees to look at her old photos‚ which leads on to the discovery of Nonna’s affair with Marcus Sandford. Marcus was an Australian man who fell in love with Nonna in the 1940’s who could give her one thing Francesco couldn’t‚ a child. Josie is angered by this as it condescends everything Nonna has told Josie and Christina throughout their lives. “
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‘Looking For Alibrandi’ by Melina Marchetta leads the reader towards the theme of lost identity and the pursuit to find it. The protagonist‚ Josephine Alibrandi‚ displays the importance of self-acceptance through a riveting odyssey of belonging. Marchetta highlights the significance of relationships and the effect that they have towards the outcome of emancipation. The novel journeys the idea of cultural acceptance through a series of events that displays the impact of family enigmas. Josephine
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of Nona Katia’s photo albums falling to the floor. As Josie walks into the room a high angle shot shows Nona Katia scraping up the photos‚ with an overhead shot of a photograph of Marcus Sandford‚ who turns out to be one of Nona Katia’s lovers. When Josie asks who is in the photo‚ Nona Katia recounts an anecdote of Marcus comforting her after the death of her parents from influenza. As Katia tells the story the camera zooms in to a close up which shows the emotion on her face as she is recounting.
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Year 11 English Communication - Looking For Alibrandi Students are to complete each section as a word document. Section 1: Close Study – Chapter Questions Chapter One 1. What information is given about Josie’s background? 2. What evidence is there that she is caught between two cultures and two social classes? 3. What beliefs does her thinking reflect here … Chapter Two 1. At school‚ Josie believes that she does not fit in. why does she feel this way? 2. What are
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quote from the book helps us to understand that Josie realized she had a lot in common with him‚ they got along really well and she liked having him around not only as a father figure but as well as a friend. "You were married. You slept with Marcus Sandford while you were a married woman." This is a quote from Josie when she and her nonna
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Melina Marchetta explores the discoveries and changes encountered by an teenager‚ through the eyes of Josephine Alibrandi. Josephine is a 17 year old girl‚ with Italian heritage‚ throughout her life she has faced racial discrimination‚ further more she has encountered many offensive comments directed tat the scandal of her illegitimacy. Throughput her final year in high school‚ she comes to understand who she is and comes to understand what is important to her. For the whole of the novel Melina Marchetta
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Individual Text Record Sheet for AOS: Belonging Title: Looking for Alibrandi Composer: Melina Marchetta Form and text type: Novel Publication date: 1992 Context: Set in 1992‚ Sydney‚ Australia‚ surrounding the secluded Italian community. Audience: Young adults Purpose: To educate young adults on the stresses and losses of life and how‚ through reflection‚ they can set you free. Brief synopsis of text: Looking for Alibrandi focuses on one girl and the shame her family’s indiscretions have
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In the novel Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta‚ there are many representations of how fathers are portrayed in this novel. Question. Marchetta’s believes that a positive fatherhood figure is essential within a Childs life such as Michael Andretti helping his daughter‚ Joesphine Alibrandi achieve her emancipation. Marchetta contrasts Michael against negatively representations of fatherhood figures such as Senator Barton and Francesco Alibrandi. In the beginning of the novel‚ Marchetta represents
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