In Looking For Alibrandi, Several Events Occur During Josephine's Final Year At School. What Are They And How Do These Events Bring About Change In Josephine?
The novel looking for alibrandi by Melena Marchetta is about Josephine Alibrandi, a catholic girl, in her final year of high school. As the year progresses Josie alters her perspective on many issues including family, the importance of social standing and wealth, own identity and culture. All these changes in perspective from different events in her final year has brought change to Josie.
Josie's perspective of her grandmother changes from viewing her as nagging old women to having a loving, caring, respectful relationship with her. The narrative, which is written in first person, enables the reader to see the stages in which her perspective changes as she gains knowledge about her grandmother and also how it is her own actions that allows the changes to occur. Initially Josie hates having to spend time with her grandmother, as she says "my main objective in life at the moment is to get on my grandmothers nerves." But as the novel progresses Josie learns more about her Nona's......
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