Essay question: Family has a strong influence on our lives. It affects the way we view ourselves and those around us. How has family 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 way of thinking. She grows and learns through family and ... Showed first 120 words of 1128 Size (words) ...

... Continuing with another 115 out of 1128 Size (words) ...picture. She realised that she didn't care what people though of her anymore because what difference is it really going to make in her life. Josie will always be Josie, and no matter how much others disagree it can't change her, "You can't hate what you are a part of. What you are." (p152). Her family will always be the ones who she will look up to, "And I cried because I was loved by two of the strongest women I would ever meet in my lifetime." (p226) These strong characteristics are what have influenced Josie the most to stand up for herself and be strong for herself.

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