'Looking for Alibrandi shows the reader the different expectations that are placed upon young people' Discuss.
             In the novel Looking for Alibrndi written by Melina Marchetta it demonstrates different expectations placed on young people. This topic will be discussed during the course of this essay.
             Josie Alibrandi, the narrator in the novel, has many expectations placed on her by her Nonna because 'people would talk' (p.116). These expectations annoyed Josie because she found herself getting in trouble for doing things an average teenage girl would be doing, like going to the beach because that was classified as "driving around Bondi Junction half-dressed' (p.11). Josie was also restricted to who she went out with, Nonna didn't appreciate Josie going out with non-Italian boys because she was afraid the Josie would disgrace the family.
             Josie had certain expectations of herself as well, she wanted to do well enough in her year 12 exams so she could go to university to study law. This had been a goal of hers for some time and 1 think the fact that her father Michael is a barrister gave her an extra push to succeed. Josie had other reasons for doing well at school because she would 'be the first Alibrandi to be eligible for university' (p.186).
             Sister Louise had high expectations of Josie because she was vice-captain of St Marthas. This title gave her many responsibilities, one of them was to help organize and run the walk-a-thon. She was 'trying to organize five hundred students' (p.176) which is a very big responsibly for a seventeen year old.
             McDonalds was another responsibility Josie had; she would work after school with Anna because 'living on five dollars a week was like something out of The Brady Bunch' (p.49).
             There was another particular expectation Jacob had of Josie and that was the pressure to sleep with him. 'Welcome to the nineties, J...