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Looking for Alibrandi - Emancipation

            
             In the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" Josie expresses her wish to be emancipated, to be free from cultural judgment and the boundaries of social class. By the end of the novel she realizes that she had been emancipated, not by one single event, but by her experiences throughout the entire year.
             Josie's relationships with her mother and nonna had changed dramatically by the end of the novel, this was because Josie had started to think of them as people, she had spoken to her nonna about when her nonna was seventeen and realized that her nonna had also wanted freedom. When Josie's mother begins to date Josie realizes just how small their seventeen year age difference was and her and her mother begin to understand each other better.
             By the end of the novel Josie had accepted her cultural background. At first Josie felt as if being an Italian was a burden and her family's traditions were an embarrassment, as she became more mature she began to see things differently. The quote "I am an Australian wits Italian blood flowing rapidly through my veins" shows that she became proud of her culture and heritage.
             During the novel Josie becomes involved with Jacob. She learns a lot about romantic relationships, there relationship does not last but Josie understands why it ended and learns from it. During their relationship Josie begins to realize that social differences were not keeping them apart, that it was the fact that neither knows where they were going. At the end of the novel they have broken up but Josie still loves him and hopes that they will be together again.
             Through the novel we see Josie's struggle to be emancipated, and by the end she was. She faced issues that caused her to look at what she was doing and because of her realization she became "free". At the start she acted immaturely but she learned a lot from her mistakes and began to grow up. "all of my life I have been worried about what people think all of a sudden I realized that I didn't care" she understands that that all people will criticize but the minute you stop caring you will become free.


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1. Looking For Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta

In Melina Marchetta's novel 'Looking For Alibrandi', Josephine has a long and difficult journey throughout her final year at High School. Josie struggles to be fully emancipated through her relationships with friends, relationships with family and her culture and traditions. These events fulfill her search. Josie discovers her identity and emancipation throughout her relationships with her friends. The friends that impact this the most ... talking to Christina and Michael wanting to adopt her are big events in the novel. Josie coming to the realization of these events is a big enforcement...

  • Word Count: 960
  • Approx Pages: 4
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2. Looking For Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta

In the novel, "Looking for Alibrandi," by Melina Marchetta, seventeen year old Josephine accepting her culture, and meeting, and developing a relationship with her father, Michael Andretti. ... like many teenagers, she struggles with relationships, her identity, family expectations and much more. Throughout the novel, Josephine's striving to find herself and reach her emancipation. Along the way, Josephine went through many changes and developments, caused by important events in her life; including discovering her family secret, At the beginning ... and used them to help better herself. Joseph...

  • Word Count: 1036
  • Approx Pages: 4
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  • Grade Level: High School

3. Looking For Alibrandi

... novel, Josie is emancipated from herself. Discuss. Looking for Alibrandi is a moving story about a year 12 girl's current life. Throughout the novel Josie is constantly changing her views on people. This is the reason behind her troubles to understand the people in her life. Josie also has many views of what the future beholds for herself and others. Her views on social status change ... . Throughout the novel Josie's views on herself and others change as she matures and sheds her preconceptions. There are a number of examples in the novel that demonstrate this emancipation The ability t...

  • Word Count: 701
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

4. Looking For Alibrandi

... of perspective. She likes the feeling of having a father figure. Marchetta has demonstrated that change can be triggered by singular events. Also in Looking for Alibrandi is a similar change of perspective, but this time shown through a different character, Michael Andretti. When Michael first discovers that Josephine is his ... her life and get to know what he has missed out on. Michael's change in perspective is a gradual one. A major theme in Looking for Alibrandi is identity. Josephine has a change in perspective on her own identity. Initially, Josephine believes that her appearanc...

  • Word Count: 1842
  • Approx Pages: 7
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5. Looking For Alibrandi

... : Discovery Contents 1. Plot summary 2. As a set text for "discovery" 1. Plot summary- Looking for Alibrandi Josephine is in her final year at school ( St Martha's girls" school). Her life is complicated by the arrival of ... course of the year, Josephine begins to develop a relationship with her grandmother, Katia Torelli. She learns that her grandmother has been harbouring a family secret for thirty-six years, which has tormented her and almost ruined a relationship with her daughter Christina. Josephine also has a typical mother-daughter relationship, fighting over ... has establishe...

  • Word Count: 764
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6. NOTES on looking for alibrandi

... pursue any sort of life that she wants. John's life, however, was pre-ordained and he had to die in order to achieve his emancipation. Josie comes to see a number of contrasts in Jacob. He is tough yet sensitive and loves him family. These contradictions are mirrored in ... was something that she worried about. Growing up is complex, especially in a society with different cultural background. This is the major issue the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" discusses. A realistic view through the eyes of a seventeen-year old Italian girl, Josephine is presented. Josephine's like many teenagers th...

  • Word Count: 2256
  • Approx Pages: 9
  • Grade Level: High School

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