Understanding Change: How It Happens and How to Make It Happen
Change is inevitable as one goes through the maturation process. This process initiates self-reflection as one reacts to their changing perspectives. Change is emphasised in in Melinda Marchetta’s ‘Looking For Alibrandi’ and the related text Hannah Roberts short story ‘Sky High’.
As adolescents grow their view on the world and them self change over time as they mature. The novel ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ is the story of a main character Josie who is completing her final years oh high school at an exclusive private school. The novel is written in first person narrative voice, which allows the reader to see Josie’s self doubt, her attitude towards her future and the growth she makes through out the novel ‘This might be where I come from but do I really belong here’. Josie also becomes more aware of her attitude towards the way she acts when she says ‘I’m beginning to realize that I can be a little selfish.’ Marchetta’s direct speech shows the reader that Josie’s perceptions are not always reliable; this is evident when Sister Louise says ‘ You have to learn that sometimes you have to keep your mouth shut’ which is something characters other than Sister Louise echo to Josie. Josie’s emancipation and emotional growth goes through obstacles such as John Barton’s death, which initiates self-reflection and knowledge. This is represented when Josie says ‘ I want all the things in life that John Barton gave up because he was to scared to step outside of his circle.
Changes in perspective can have consequences on families and can cause a reassessment and appreciation of family bonds. Josie’s supportive family has a huge impact on her individual growth. Josie is loving and loyal to both her mother and her grandmother but can also be volatile towards both at times which creates friction in her family, especially between her mother and grandmother, this is evident when Josie hyperbolically states ‘I’ll leave and never have anything to do with my family again’. Josie
As adolescents grow their view on the world and them self change over time as they mature. The novel ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ is the story of a main character Josie who is completing her final years oh high school at an exclusive private school. The novel is written in first person narrative voice, which allows the reader to see Josie’s self doubt, her attitude towards her future and the growth she makes through out the novel ‘This might be where I come from but do I really belong here’. Josie also becomes more aware of her attitude towards the way she acts when she says ‘I’m beginning to realize that I can be a little selfish.’ Marchetta’s direct speech shows the reader that Josie’s perceptions are not always reliable; this is evident when Sister Louise says ‘ You have to learn that sometimes you have to keep your mouth shut’ which is something characters other than Sister Louise echo to Josie. Josie’s emancipation and emotional growth goes through obstacles such as John Barton’s death, which initiates self-reflection and knowledge. This is represented when Josie says ‘ I want all the things in life that John Barton gave up because he was to scared to step outside of his circle.
Changes in perspective can have consequences on families and can cause a reassessment and appreciation of family bonds. Josie’s supportive family has a huge impact on her individual growth. Josie is loving and loyal to both her mother and her grandmother but can also be volatile towards both at times which creates friction in her family, especially between her mother and grandmother, this is evident when Josie hyperbolically states ‘I’ll leave and never have anything to do with my family again’. Josie