Whose Life Is it

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I believe a journey indicates travel that offers opportunities for learning about: new things you haven’t seen or experienced before, different cultural experiences and new perspectives and ideas.

A journey can be physical, imaginative and an inner journey which involves experiences, exploration and learning about yourself. Dag Hammerski once wrote about an inner journey by saying “The longest journey of any person is the journey inward”.  

Here I will discuss the text ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ by Marlina Marchetta. In particular the inner journeys of Josephine the main character and Michael her father. These are related to the Wind in the Willow by Kenneth Grahame and the Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. I will show you that more than anything else journeys are a chance to learn

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In the beginning, Josie has an unusual relationship with her grandmother Nonna Katia. She feels irritated by her because she doesn’t get a lot of freedom but Nonna wants Josie to stay close with her Italian culture. An Example is when “Josie has ‘hating Nonna’ session… saying I hated her because I had to go to her place in the afternoon…”

However, Josie relationship with her grandmother changes with the course of her journey. As Nonna starts to tell Josie about her relationship with Marcus Sandford also tells her why she chose to stay with her husband ...

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