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Looking for Alibrandi is about Josie's emancipation. Discuss. Looking for Alibrandi chronicles a year in the life of Josephine Alibrandi, a third generation Italian-Australian on the verge of adulthood. We share her experiences at a wealthy Catholic school, her relationships with friends and family, the discovery of her grandmothers secret and the return of her unknown father. More importantly, we see her struggle with identity, acceptance and the cultural differences within her society. By the …

…given such importance because of her perception of them. By the end of the novel we have seen profound change. Josie is seen to be achieving her emancipation, she has learnt that she has blown her hang-ups out of proportion and that not everyone is about to crucify her for being Italian and illegitimate. Her journey to emancipation reveals much about herself, her family and the many lesions she is yet to learn in life.