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    development of a persons identity. The texts ‘’Looking for Alibrandi’’ by Melina Marchette and ‘’The Memory Keepers Daughter’’ by Kim Edwards both challenge the responder to enhance their understanding of change. Both Marchette and Edwards’s use several narrative techniques to convey change and effectively show the life challenges faced that develop a persons identity. PAC what/ technique 1: Melina Marchetta’s novel ‘‘Looking for Alibrandi’’ was written in a time of multicultural integration

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    How is Masculinity Portrayed in Looking for Alibrandi? The movie Looking for Alibrandi has many aspects of masculinity even though it centres around a female character’s life’s changes through time and experience and the affects and influences of people; especially male around her. The term masculinity as defined by an Oxford dictionary means ‘having the properties characteristic of the male sex’. Several aspects of masculinity can be found through thorough analysis of Josephine’s relationships

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    Looking for Alibrandi: “When we are no longer able to change a situation‚ we are challenged to change ourselves” Victor Frankl “When we are no longer able to change a situation‚ we are challenged to change ourselves.” By Victor Frankl Victor Frankl is saying when we come to the point where we can’t change a situation that we are forced to change ourselves instead. This process of changing ourselves is a challenge but in a funny way is easier than pushing and trying to change a situation

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    It was about one in the morning‚ Josie was on watch when the figures in the dark began to take shape around them. “EVERYBODY UP!” Josie shouted. The sword maidens were on their feet‚ swords in hand‚ in a second and a half. They formed a protective circle around Brock as Neph snarled and growled at the intruders‚ trying to keep himself between them and the sword maidens. A voice in the dark said‚ “Hello ladies‚ no need for any violence‚ you’re out numbered six to one anyway. Lower your swords and

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    influenced Josephine and what impact does it have?Family is one of our main influences in our lives‚ although we are not always aware of it. It shapes the people we are and the choices we make in our lives. In the text ’Looking for Alibrandi’ by Melina Marchetta‚ Josephine Alibrandi is seeking to be free from the world and its misunderstood societal regulations throughout her twelfth year of high school - the year of change and new ways of thinking. Throughout her journey‚ her family influences her

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    Nonna Katia is a character who influenced Josie to become a respectful and beloved woman. Her relationship with Josie was unsettled in the beginning and gradually came to the point of disbelief and shock. Josie realises “Katia Alibrandi‚ Christina Alibrandi‚ and Josephine Alibrandi. Our whole lives‚ just our names‚ are lies.” Nonna and Josie changed their attitude and respect each other after learning the truth of their family’s history. Michael Andretti’s relationship with Josie builds and progresses

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    In the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" by Melina Marchetta‚ the main character Josie undergoes numerous changes by the end of the text. Throughout the year that the book covers‚ many events occur that change Josie’s personality and attitude towards the world. She matures from being a very stubborn and hot-tempered girl to a more responsible and experienced young woman. When we meet seventeen-year-old Josephine Alibrandi‚ at the beginning of the text‚ our first impression of her is that she is very

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    Analysing the Text The novel text Looking for Alibrandi is a great novel to study about change because this novel deals with many aspects of changes including perspective change and attitude change In the novel‚ when Michael Andretti first finds out about Josie he says “I do not want to see her. I do not want to love her. I do not want a complication in my life” this is dialogue which is telling us that Michael is angry and he has a negative response to wanting to know his daughter. As the novel

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    Chapter 33 Three months have passed since Josie and Jacob’s break and the completion of their final year at school‚ the summer holidays are coming to an end and a new year has begun. My heavy eyes ached as I closed them listening to music. I was nearly asleep when the song I was listening to paused and my familiar message tone sounded through my headphones. I picked up my phone just as the song faded back in‚ my eyes blurred as they adjusted to the light of my phone screen but the only thing

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    This term we have studied the film bend it like beck ham and the novel looking for alibrandi. They both explore coming of age through different experiences to mature into the person they are today. But during that process they come across similar challenges to face. Jess is from a strict Indian silkh family who expectations are high for both jess and her sister pinky. The director of bend it like Becham explores the experiences of coming of age by showing challenges with her culture. Jess wants

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