Change can alter peoples choices when they are chucked into certain circumstances. The moment where Josie meets his father for the first time happens at the start of the novel when she is asked to come to the door by Nonna. The use of colloquial language in the quote “That’s bull” I exploded angrily. “I don’t care about him. I wouldn’t care if he was sitting in this room with us now I’d look straight through him” helps the audience view the hatred and the bitterness that josie has towards her father. This is also backed up by the quote “I was so stressed out about the whole affair. I couldn’t believe that I had stood so close to this man who I have spent all of my life slotting into the furthest part of my mind.” This helps portray that peoples reactions can be altered when the are thrown into a situation. Big changes in people’s lives helps bring out the best side of people.
The part in the novel where John Barton commits suicide happens at the end of the novel. The advantage of using a hyperbole in the quote “I would rather die than ever see you suffering this way. I don’t want you or any child I ever have or any woman I ever love to go through or feel what you’re going through, but its happened and I don’t know what to do.” Helps show how much Michael has changed his opinion of Josie. This helps show that the intensity of the change can affect how much an individual changes.
Throughout the novel and the film, change affects peoples decisions and views of each other. In looking for Alibrandi