Looking for alibrandi - critical essay

“Looking for Alibrandi” was written by Melina Marchetta. The novel confonts many issues facing todays society every day, it is especially focussing on a teenagers view of growing up and what they have to deal with. Josephine Alibrandi is the main character and throughout the novel she confronts many different issues which are very realistic in todays society, this makes her very easy for the reader to relate to and makes Josie seem much more realistic. The reader is able to relate to the kind of relationships Josie has throughout the novel and how she interacts within them. There is also the fact that Josie is from an Italian family therefore their beliefs and customs are different to the people around her. The reader can also learn some insight on how cultures are different yet everyones beliefs must be respected.

There are certain issues throughout the novel that have been deliberately included to show certain aspects of Josies personality which make her more realistic to...