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‘Change’ is the process undertaken by an individual that allows them to evolve physically and emotionally. Such a process results in outcomes for other individuals or groups involved and is developed by experiences and maturity. This understanding of ‘change’ is shaped and represented in a number of texts through the techniques of various composers. The novel Looking for Alibrandi and Text 3 ‘Sky High’ from the stimulus booklet are text that incorporate the theme of changing …

…within characters. In all related texts, a common theme arose. Through maturing and changing perspectives, readers become aware that change comes with the good and the bad. A good outcome with change can be a deeper relationship with relatives like in Looking for Alibrandi. While bad outcomes are that mistakes made through ‘change’ cannot be undone, for example Ruth Gillis in her poem. With ‘change’ comes responsibility of accepting change for its positives and negatives.