Over the course of the novel ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ by Melina Marchetta, Josie Alibrandi’s relationships with Micheal Andretti, John Barton and Nonna Katia evolve in positive and negative ways as she discovers personal stories and secrets about them individually. Josie and Micheal’s relationship improves in a constructive way because they began as strangers and slowly their Father and Daughter relationship strengthens. During the course of the novel, Josie establishes a friendship with a boy her age named John Barton from a completely different world to her and uncovers a dark secret regarding his life. At the beginning of this novel, Josie characterises her Nonna Katia as bothersome and intursive. However, as the story progresses, she begins
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During her and her Father’s second encounter, Josie overhears Micheal exclaim to Christina “I don’t want her”- chapter 6, after displaying minimal intention to get to know his own daughter. Afterwards Josie verbalises her displeasure towards her Father for abandoned her and her Mother when Christina became pregnant. Additionally she also bitterly told Micheal to never hurt her Mother ever again. Despite Josie being extremely firm and cold towards her Father, Josie consults Micheal when she lands herself in trouble because she hit a girl named Carly Bishop which resulted in a broken nose. Micheal steps into his role as Josie’s Father and defends his daughter, which leaves Josie feeling grateful. After Micheal solves the issue, Josie walked alongside him proudly and felt an unfamiliar feeling “I walked past my classmates with Michael Andretti beside me and for a few minutes I knew how it felt walking alongside one’s father. It was a great feeling.”- page 90. Josie states "I remembered the same time, last year, when Michael wasn't in my life. It was the scariest feeling in the world."- page 246, this quote shows how she learns to love and accept her Father even after the mistakes he had made in the past. Although Josie and Micheal began with a problematic beginning, Micheal eventually begins to act in a fatherly manner as the novel
During her and her Father’s second encounter, Josie overhears Micheal exclaim to Christina “I don’t want her”- chapter 6, after displaying minimal intention to get to know his own daughter. Afterwards Josie verbalises her displeasure towards her Father for abandoned her and her Mother when Christina became pregnant. Additionally she also bitterly told Micheal to never hurt her Mother ever again. Despite Josie being extremely firm and cold towards her Father, Josie consults Micheal when she lands herself in trouble because she hit a girl named Carly Bishop which resulted in a broken nose. Micheal steps into his role as Josie’s Father and defends his daughter, which leaves Josie feeling grateful. After Micheal solves the issue, Josie walked alongside him proudly and felt an unfamiliar feeling “I walked past my classmates with Michael Andretti beside me and for a few minutes I knew how it felt walking alongside one’s father. It was a great feeling.”- page 90. Josie states "I remembered the same time, last year, when Michael wasn't in my life. It was the scariest feeling in the world."- page 246, this quote shows how she learns to love and accept her Father even after the mistakes he had made in the past. Although Josie and Micheal began with a problematic beginning, Micheal eventually begins to act in a fatherly manner as the novel