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“Like all tomato days we had spaghetti that night. Made by our own hands. A tradition that we’ll never let go. A tradition that I probably will never let go of either, simply because like religion, culture is nailed into you so deep you can’t escape it.” The Australian experience can be defined when we look at The Aboriginals, The war, The Anzacs, Migrants and many other things. Looking For Alibrandi written by Melina Marchetta looks at the story of Josephine Alibrandi who is a 17 yr old Italian girl growing up in a multi-cultural Australian society. Looking For Alibrandi is about identity and blame, confronting past lies and uncovering family secrets. Everyone has to face up to who they are, where they have come from and what they want. It raises issues that relate to the Australian Experience like living between two-cultures and multi-culturalism. The main character, Josie lives between two worlds. She is a third generation working class Italian-Australian on a scholarship to Sydney's exclusive St Martha's. This book is the story of a girl who is in her final year of schooling. This is the year where she first falls in love and where her
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Approximate Word count = 777
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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