Literary Techniques In Looking For Alibrandi By Melina Marchetta

Throughout the novel, I’m Not Scared the hero, Michele, realises that the adult world is not as innocent and caring as he originally thought. Niccolo Ammaniti’s novel takes the reader on a journey through an innocent and too trusting world seen through the eyes of a nine year old boy, Michele. It is set in Southern Italy in the hot summer of 1978. Michele finds a dirty, incoherent boy, Fillipo, chained in a hole hidden outside his village, but is too scared to speak of it. He begins to connect the boy, his own impecunious parents, and an unexplained visitor, with a headline kidnapping that has the whole country on edge. Michele discovers that people around him, particularly his father, are capable of cruel actions.

The movie ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ tells a story about a young girl Josephine Alibrandi struggles into adulthood in her final year of high school. In the movie, Josie develops complicated relationships with different people, among them all, her relationships with her father Michael, her Nonna Katia and her boyfriend Jacob are which influence her most.

The narrator grows up through the memory of a women named Mai Ling. In the excerpt “Kuraj” by Silvia Di Natale, Mai Ling to whom is noticed as a mother figure. The excerpt how the people from this environment admires and values the action of being protected; therefore, the narrator felt that Mai Ling was he/shes protector. “I know that I dreamed about her and it was Mai Ling with her almond eyes in her pale face.” The narrator describes the appearance of Mai Ling by using the literary devi

The novel Saving Francesca, written by Melina Marchetta, uses techniques to explores the ideas of self-identity, gender segregation and change in family dynamics. The novel is about the often confusing life of a 16 year old girl, Francesca, the protagonist of the novel, whose mum, Mia, is diagnosed and bed-ridden with depression. Symbolism of different variations of Francesca’s name reflects her ever changing shift in identify when she is with different groups of people in her life, and how she depends on other people to tell her who she is such as her friends, her enemies and especially her mother Mia. Setting is used to display the theme of sexism and gender segregation which is shown through Francesca’s new high school St Sebastian’s, as

Based on the novel by Melina Marcetta and directed by Kate Woods, the film “Looking for Alibrandi” highlights the importance of the personal search for identity and sense of belonging. The film explores the story of Josephine Alibrandi, who struggles to discover her true identity as she is unable to relate to her Italian heritage but also does not feel like she fits in with her Australian friends either. Coming from none – Australian background, it was impossible for me to not relate to her situation. One technique that Woods used to convey this theme is voice–over narration, as used at the beginning of the play, during the national Italian festival “The Tomato Day”: "You may think this is all quirky and cute but I actually find it really embarrassing".

new role, and the connection that she had with her brother. Further along within the subsequent

‘Looking for Alibrandi’ “Looking for Alibrandi” demonstrates a realistic representation of youth identity and the factors effecting adolescence. Josie faces issues that an adolescent teen would, struggling to cope with teenage existence. She lives with her single mother and attends a prestigious private school, where her snobbish classmates mock her Sicilian heritage. She contends with the dramas of teen romance, divided between John and Jacob.

The novel, I’m Not Scared, by Niccolo Ammaniti takes you on a memorable journey with Michele Amitrano, a nine year old boy, who learns valuable lessons on how trust and loyalty gives you more than greed and money-oriented acts. The journey arises in 1978 in Aqua Traverse during the time when the small, isolated town of Southern Italy suffered from a major heat wave. Around this time is when Michele makes a tragic discovery of a young, kidnapped Filippo who is chained up in a hole and made to live in the most inhumane conditions. Through the finding of Filippo Michele’s innocence becomes a thing of the past as it uncovers the truth about the real monsters in Aqua Traverse. Although, Michele never loses sight of his strong belief in the values of trust and loyalty even with his regretful selling out of Filippo to Salvatore Scardiccione and Pino’s (Papa’s) to deter him from knowing the truth but then his materialistic ways of winning him back after the truth is discovered.

There was another theme of women?s friendships in this example that women serve a therapeutic function for each other. Josie apparently has had some bad relationships in her life so she seems to live through the experiences that Nina has. I?m not sure how healthy that is in real life, but it seems to be comforting to Josie in this movie.

The story begins on the main character, Cassia’s, seventeenth birthday. This is where she learns who her perfect match is, she is very excited to find who her match is and is delighted when she finds that she got matched with

4. Michele’s relationship with his mother is quite different to the one he has with his father. Rather than trying to impress his mother like he does with his father, he just tries to please her and make her happy rather than seeing her upset and angry. He saw his mother as a beautiful woman who he respected quite immensely. Michele seems to get along better with his father as his conversations with him are livelier than those between himself and his mother.

Focus: Taliana and her family will develop, practice and increase Taliana’s interpersonal skills. Ms. Smalls (MHS), Taliana and Mrs. Clark (MHS) discuss maintain a relationship with biological family.

The novel begins with a teenage girl named Violet Routledge from England. She loves art, especially history art. One day she stumbled upon a painting of a woman that looks exactly like her, it was like it was her twin, but that was impossible because the painting was ancient history. Since the painting was not famous she couldn’t bring home a replica of it so she secretly took a picture of the painting. Violet was so amazed by the resemblance that she started wondering if she was related to that woman. She also thought that her parents may not be her real parents and she would begin bouncing around ideas that she could possibly be adopted, since she doesn’t seem to look like her parents. She concluded that she is going to go to Italy during the summer and find out about the painting that was originally from “Castello di Vesperi, in Tuscany.” So she goes home to tell her mother, who decided that it was a marvelous idea to go to spend the summer in Italy, but told her mother that she wanted to go alone. Her disappointed and understanding mother said yes. It made her feel guilty since she wanted to be away from her mother. Later she arrived at Italy with

In the novel Me And You by Niccolò Ammaniti, Lorenzo, the fourteen years old boy is unable to care for people except his parents. From Lorenzo 's point of view, he camouflages among his peers to get through his life. Even though he claims that he is superior and unique than the others, deep down it is a lie that he tells himself to protect his self-esteem from the fact that he can not make friends as an outcast. After spending time with the unexpected visitor, who is his half-sister Olivia, Lorenzo experiences sympathy and love for the others for the first time. Lorenzo transformed from a boy who runs away from his problems to a teenager who is able to take care for the others and brave enough to step out for his own life all due to his time together with Olivia. On the whole, Lorenzo is trapped by his narcissistic personality disorder that he can not understand his needs for friends and community until his half sister taught him how to love and be loved outside of his circle over an accidental encounter in the basement.

Their romantic joining does not revolve around common language or experience, but emotional desire to begin a life in the “new world”. She symbolizes the universal want of all immigrants, not just Italians, to step outside of everything and everyone they know in search of a life of opportunity. She is English, has red hair, and has very little in common with Salvatore. However, they understand each other’s dreams perfectly, no words necessary.