Looking for Alibrandi {1992} is a novel written by Melina Marchetta‚ which presents to us the internal conflict that immigrant children face in a multicultural society. Throughout the novel Josephine Alibrandi struggles to find her personal and cultural identity‚ she is trying to find who she is. At school she experiences a feeling of being different and endures prejudice of other students who have not learnt to accept or appreciate anyone different from themselves. Through her last year she learns
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PERSONAL RESPONSE TO LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI The novel Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta (1993)‚ is about a young 16 year old girl named Josephine Alibrandi trying to find herself in her final year of high school. It shows high and lows throughout the novel with Josie finding her father and starting a relationship with him‚ to losing her close friend John Barton from suicide. There are many themes in the novel such as Family‚ Relationships‚ Search for identity and MULTICULTURALISM. The narrative
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In the film ‘Looking For Alibrandi’‚ Josie must learn to deal with a whole range of issue. How and why does Josie change? ‘Looking For Alibrandi’ is a film about growing-up which shows us Josie’s journey in searching for her identity and her sense of belonging. This movie is directed by Kate Woods and based on the book which has the same name. In the film‚ Josie has learnt to deal with a range of issue which helps her find out who is she. Her attitude to Michael (her Dad) had changed very clearly
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Belonging in Romulus my father and looking for alibrandi: Belonging represents the need for individuals to find their identity and place within a society. This results in the growth of individuals and their understanding of the world around them. Through reading the novels‚ "Romulus‚ My Father" and "Looking for Alibrandi"‚ we are helped to get a better understanding of the concept of belonging‚ belonging to a country‚ belonging to family‚ and belonging to a racial group. As well as the struggles
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------------------------------------------------- ESSAY During the course of her H.S.C year at St Martha’s‚ Josephine Alibrandi changes her understanding of the people around her‚ the people whom she loves including Nonna‚ Christina‚ Michael‚ John and Jacob in many ways she never thought possible. Throughout the novel‚ Josephine or Josie to the people close to her also changes from a selfish‚ uncaring teenager to a caring‚ more sensitive young woman whose feelings towards others become more apparent
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Speech- Social & Cultural Diversity “The rich marry the rich‚ and the poor marry the poor. The dags marry the dags and the wogs marry the wogs… and we all end up where we started.” During the time of reading Looking for Alibrandi‚ I tried to pay attention to the main concepts of the book and what we are studying in class of social and cultural diversity. How does the statement “The rich marry the rich‚ and the poor marry the poor. The dags marry the dags and the wogs marry the wogs… and we all
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discoveries have on people and the way relationships and discoveries interweave. “Looking for Alibrandi“ published in 1992 by Melina Marchetta‚ “In the park” written in 1963 by Gwen Harwood and “What a girl wants” created in 2003 by Dennie Gordon all show immense discoveries and send messages through the techniques like hypocracy‚ flashback‚ sarcasm‚ camera angles and polar opposites. In the text “Looking for Alibrandi‚” published in 1992 by Melina Marchetta discoveries are uncovered through the interpersonal
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Write an essay and explain how Kate Woods helped you understand something about the main character in Looking for Alibrandi. In the movie Looking for Alibrandi‚ director Kate Woods 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
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Personal Growth Practise Essay “The process of changing perspectives inevitably contributes to personal growth.” Analyse how this idea has been represented in your prescribed text‚ “Looking for Alibrandi”‚ and one related text of your choosing. As individuals‚ when faced with gruelling or traumatic experiences‚ we are often compelled to feel a sense of loneliness and seclusion. However‚ it is precisely these times of isolation‚ through reflection and a willingness to embrace the situation that
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themselves and their world. This may or may not have positive outcomes‚ for one or two of the people involved‚ but we must all understand the consequences‚ whether good or bad‚ of changing perspectives. Josephine as a character in Kate Woods’ film “Looking for Alibrandi” highlights the ups and downs of being a teenage girl in turmoil‚ trying to find her own way in a community where she “doesn’t belong”‚ to find a positive outcome in what she feels is a world not made for people like her‚ especially with her
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