love‚ rites of passage and coping with death and encrypts these themes beautifully and expresses them with emotion and thought. One of the biggest themes of Looking for Alibrandi is multiculturalism‚ as Josie struggles to find her personal and cultural identity. At the beginning of the book Josie resents having an Italian background‚ because at school there is the difficulty and prejudice of being a second generation Australian with an Italian background. She experiences a feeling of being different
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uses many techniques to help you understand the main character‚ Josie. Some of these techniques are internal dialogue and voice-over narration‚ day-dream sequences and colour enhancement. All these techniques help viewers to have a better understanding of Josie’s character. The first technique that Woods uses that is very effective appears in an important part of the movie. Internal dialogue is used so that we can hear how Josie is feeling about the things she is going through. An example of this
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self-acceptance. Throughout the novel Josie transformed‚ from her feeling isolated and rejected from society to her realizing that she only needed the acceptance of herself. The contrast between ‘old’ and ‘new’ Josie is easily noticeable. ‘Old’ Josie described herself as feeling “disadvantaged from the beginning” and thought one of the many things that held her back from society was being illegitimate. The emotive word ‘bastard’ got directed towards Josie many times which made her feel alone yet
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Introduction Attention Getter: Has anyone here seen the movie Josie and the Pussycats from 2001? It’s okay if you haven’t‚ I don’t blame you. Relate to Audience: Behind all the superb acting and catchy music‚ however‚ lies a highly controversial and interesting topic. That would be subliminal messaging‚ and that’s what I’ll be talking to you about today. Thesis: Subliminal messaging has been a controversial method of manipulation for years. Preview: I will talk about the different forms of
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After following Vincent to Michele’s house‚ Josie storms in the house and up the stairs to take her baby back. She is met on the stairs by Vincent who grabs her to stop her from taking the baby. When he grabs her Josie immediately tells him to let her go‚ which he eventually does‚ but soon after Vincent practically breaks down on the stairs. Generally‚ when watching men play their
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Marchetti. A 17 year old named Josie Alibrandi played by Pia Miranda‚ tells the story of her life through her point of view‚ being an Italian living in Australia. There were several themes through the movie including romance‚ family and tradition. There were many techniques used to emphasise the themes including motifs‚ music and settings‚ which showed really well of what the character was thinking or feeling. I find that the most effective technique was music. Josie uses music to show that she
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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
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particular Nonna and Michael. Josie’s changing perspective of Nonna has multiple positive outcomes; Josie learns to respect and accept her family and racial background. Josie first thinks of Nonna as an over protective‚ egocentric grandmother who is only worried about herself and what people think of her‚ she got on her nerves and hated her butting in. In chapter 1‚ Josie complains to her mother; “Maaaa‚ I groaned‚ she drives me crazy. She’s starting to tell me all those boring Sicily
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Tuesday‚ October 30‚ 2012 Looking for Alibrandi By: Melina Marchette Looking for Alibrandi is the story of Josie Alibrandi’s experiences at school‚ and her relationships with friends and family during her last year at St Martha’s girls’ school. This is the year her father comes back into her life‚ the year she falls in love and discovers the secrets of her family’s past. Josie tells us the story of her struggles with her Italian-Australian identity and the highs and lows of teenage life. It’s
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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 Alibrandi’s relationship with her family has its highs and lows. Josie’s family impacts her as an individual in different ways and makes Josie feel suffocated by her family and religion. Josie and Jacob are in a strong relationship
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