Melina Marchetta’s novel‚ Looking for Alibrandi‚ explores a number of topical themes. The themes that are present are: family‚ multiculturalism and heritage. These themes are relevant to most contemporary readers‚ as they may be able to relate to them on a physical / psychological level. The family theme will include the struggles Josephine goes through with her family‚ such as her father running out on her mother‚ and the impact on Josie as her mother having a constant need to find someone to fill
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Nancy Tran www.boredofstudies.org LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI – QUOTES (1992 Puffin edition) “My mother was born here so as far as the Italians were concerned we weren’t completely one of them. Yet because my grandparents were born in Italy we weren’t completely Australian.” (p. 7) “It makes me feel I will never be a part of their society and I hate that because I’m just as smart as they are.” (p. 8) “The room isn’t like the living rooms of my parents… but I like it. Because my mother and I are
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Looking For Alibrandi "Our destiny is not entirely in our own hands" Our destiny is not entirely in our own hands. Other people can completely change our lives. Nobody can say that our destiny is entirely in our own hands. Sometimes decisions that effect our lives are completely out of our hands. I have spoken to a few people about this topic and most have disagreed with this statement. While the choices we make mainly determine our destiny‚ some things that are out of our control can completely
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in Looking for Alibrandi. English Essay- Discuss the most important changes that occur in Looking for Alibrandi. The theme change is explored throughout the novel “Looking for Alibrandi” written in a young teenagers perspective by Melina Marchetta confronts the readers the variety of changes happening in a teenager’s life. The book includes changing in relationships‚ changing in perspective‚ and growing up. Changing in relationship is one of the main themes explored in the novel “Looking for
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“The novel explores the impact families have on individuals” LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI The novel ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ points out aspects‚ like multiculturalism‚ immigration‚ social differences‚ but also love‚ friendship and family life. It explores relationships between Josie Alibrandi‚ Jacob Coote and John Barton through their family cultures and backgrounds. The Alibrandi family has big impacts on Josie as an individual‚ John Barton’s family impacts him as well although differently. Josephine
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Chapter One: Q1) Ten words to describe Josephine Alibrandi are: Rebellious‚ Emotional‚ Intelligent‚ Mature‚ Embarrassed (by Nonna)‚ Self conscious‚ Sarcastic‚ Opinionated‚ Friendly and Observant. Q2) Josephine lives in a suburb called Glebe Q3) Josephine attends a school named St. Marthas. This school Is not Co-Ed and has nuns as teachers. It is full of rich‚ white kids. Q4) Her biggest problem is being stuck at a school full o rich kids with rich families. Q5) She is ‘illegitimate’ because
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Josephine Alibrandi‚ a Catholic girl‚ narrates the novel in her final year of High school. She attends St Martha’s‚ a wealthy catholic school in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Her academic scholarship ensures her place at the school as she is not as well off as the population of largely wealthy Anglo-Celtic girls that attend the school. Her Italian origin has been the reason for much persecution toward her in her life. Her background against the moneyed origins of her peers also provides much source of
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lack of acceptance and lioness from the physical environment highlighting the idea through the depiction of an individual who is disengaged and struggles to develop a sense of connection and find his place where he belongs to. Also in‘Feliks Skrzynecki’‚ the struggles of relationships between the generations and the adaptation of migrants from an tradition Polish cultural heritage to the newfound Australian society is significant evident in author and his father’s point of view of his world‚ how
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Character Before change + quotes Catalyst and result of change + quotes Narrative techniques used my Marchetta to highlight this Michael Andretti - Single minded - Not interested in being present - Cold and unwelcoming - Believed life was perfect before and when he initially met Josephine and re-met Christina - Arrogance ‘ don’t pity me‚ my life lacks nothing’ Gives the perception that he enjoys his life regardless of the recent discovery‚ perhaps not wanting to get involved with Josie and
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Ancestors by Peter Skrzynecki REFLECTION The poem Ancestors by Peter Skrzynecki is a excellent example of belonging and expresses his feeling of not belonging in his family. The poem presents a series of rhetorical questions which reflects on a dream Skrzynecki has had or is having and what he believes the meaning is. We could deduce from this poem and its use of present tense that the dream is a recurring dream about these vague images of Ancestors and how Skrzynecki is desperately trying to
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