The prescribed text, Melina Marchetta's Looking for Alibrandi develops the notion of change in perspective through focusing on the main character Josephine Alibrandi. The composer writes the novel in first person narrative, a technique that constantly reveals personal ideas and impressions from the point of view of Josephine. As Josephine's own identity develops, so does the reader's perspective on issues within the novel due to her bias constantly maturing and changing. This allows readers to understand how 'change' is affecting Josephine's perspective on

Jackson further explains how all the problems and disappointments in life follow the wind, as in they are all around us because no one does anything about it.

Metaphors are used in the text to give a deeper meaning, especially from the perspective of an adult. In the fifth stanza the composer refers to her hands to tell the story of her life and how she's aged. The "scars and wrinkles" imply that as they accumulate, she further ages. In this stanza it explains how she regrets not being able to hang on the clothesline and how she still has the urge to hang onto it. The metaphor of the "small pilot light burning" implies that emotions deep down inside the composer wish to be a child again. "There are too many things tying me to the ground" concludes the text. This quote explains how the composer may have changed her perspective, believing that she has matured and does not see the clothesline with the same enthusiasm she did as a child.

And a washed-out dream, they follow the pattern of the wind ya see"

"I see kids in the street, with not enough to eat,

The text Sky-High by Hannah Robert is another form of storytelling that presents the idea of change. Metaphors are the main techniques used by the composer to show changing perspective of the central character in the text. The poem is about the experiences the composer had hanging off the clothesline and how she can no longer do so because of her age and responsibilities which tie her to the ground. As the story progresses, the composer writes from present to past and back to present tense. This shows the change in perspective from a child's point of view and an adult. This contrasts the experiences the composer had with the clothesline as a child and as an adult. Through writing in past tense, the composer speaks of her past childhood and how her hanging on the clothesline is perceived as "flying" when a child. However, as an adult the composer realises that the washing line cannot support her anymore.

In the chorus, Jackson refers to his change in perspective coming through talk

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