Looking For Alibrandi Character Analysis
“Looking for Alibrandi” is a coming-of-age film about a girl named Josephine Alibrandi. She is raised in Australia, and is Italian. As a result, she is an individual who is a part of two societies. Josie is just one of many characters in ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ are also caught between two societies.
Josie, the main character in ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ is the biggest example of a character who is caught in the middle of two societies; her Australian upbringing and her Italian heritage. Josie is surrounded by people that are a part of both societies, and is torn in deciding which one she belongs to. An example of this is when her Italian culture puts pressure on her to marry someone of her same descent because it is custom, while her Australia …show more content…
He is stuck in the middle of the society, the life, of fulfilling expectations and the life where he has his own freedom. His parents put immense pressure on John to be what they want him to be and Josie subconsciously wants him to live up to her idolised image and expectations of him. He is caught between fulfilling the expectations people have of him, or being himself. An example of when he is caught in the middle of his expectations and being himself, is when he confesses to Josie why he seems so ‘perfect’, “I’ve always had to be the best because it’s been expected of me.” John ultimately chooses freedom in the form of suicide, and his suicide note is the biggest evidence of the fact that he struggled to belong in between both societies. “If I could be what my father wants me to be, maybe I could stay... If I could be what you want me to be, then I'd want to stay. But I am what I am and all I want is freedom." His suicide to finally have freedom and inability to ever fully belong show that he was the one caught the most in between two societies out of all the characters.
In conclusion, many characters in ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ are caught in the middle of two societies. Josie and John are only some of the characters who are in between two societies, but the movie ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ does deal with a number of characters who are caught in the
Josie, the main character in ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ is the biggest example of a character who is caught in the middle of two societies; her Australian upbringing and her Italian heritage. Josie is surrounded by people that are a part of both societies, and is torn in deciding which one she belongs to. An example of this is when her Italian culture puts pressure on her to marry someone of her same descent because it is custom, while her Australia …show more content…
He is stuck in the middle of the society, the life, of fulfilling expectations and the life where he has his own freedom. His parents put immense pressure on John to be what they want him to be and Josie subconsciously wants him to live up to her idolised image and expectations of him. He is caught between fulfilling the expectations people have of him, or being himself. An example of when he is caught in the middle of his expectations and being himself, is when he confesses to Josie why he seems so ‘perfect’, “I’ve always had to be the best because it’s been expected of me.” John ultimately chooses freedom in the form of suicide, and his suicide note is the biggest evidence of the fact that he struggled to belong in between both societies. “If I could be what my father wants me to be, maybe I could stay... If I could be what you want me to be, then I'd want to stay. But I am what I am and all I want is freedom." His suicide to finally have freedom and inability to ever fully belong show that he was the one caught the most in between two societies out of all the characters.
In conclusion, many characters in ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ are caught in the middle of two societies. Josie and John are only some of the characters who are in between two societies, but the movie ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ does deal with a number of characters who are caught in the