"Nothing changes: its all the same thing."
             Our perception of how we see and understand things constantly alters and reforms. Time and experience allow us to develop and alter these perceptions: of people, events, ideas, and even of ourselves. This process we go through is called "change". Most of the time we are not overly conscious of this process occurring but, nonetheless, it does. Along with this constant change, humans seem to need a sense of stability and continuity. There is a need for some things to remain "the same", giving us a sense of continuity. We gain a sense of security from this ability to recognize the continuity visible in our past. At the same time, movement from this recognizable place gives us a sense of progress. This constant interaction between the forces of continuity and alteration is what reveals to us the process of change. Through the texts studied in Area of Study, we come to see examples of how this process comes about and learn to recognize and value it. So change and continuity, we soon realize, co-exist and are dependent on each other and reveal to us our own values.
             Change is a process that is an important part of our lives. It is important because one must learn to change in order to learn, and as a result to mature. In the novel 'Looking for Alibrandi' by Melina Marchetta, Josie wishes for the life of a rich Anglo-Saxon Australian whom she "cannot see having a problem in the world". Being a relatively poor second generation Australian with an Italian background causes Josie confusion. The rules and regulations of her Italian background conflict with her life in Australia, and constantly her peers taunt her about her identity. She is perplexed by this thought, and the only the solution she thinks of, at this time, is an escape from both cultures:
             "I'll run one day. Run for my life. To be free and think for myself. Not as an Australian and not as an Italian and not as an in bet...