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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Example of a quote that shows both Social status and identity | "My biggest problem is being stuck at a school dominated by rich people. rich parents, rich grandparents." (pg. 6) This shows how social status affects Josie's behaviour and how Josie's sense of self is constantly affected by comparing herself to others. |
| Two quotes that can be used together to show Family | "My mother is pretty strict with me. My grandmother tries to put her two cents worth in as well." & "When the three of us are together it's world war three." (pg. 6) This shows generational conflict & family influence. |
| Quote that shows both family and identity | "I began to understand what the absence of a father meant"(pg. 7) This shows Josie's character development and links directly to Josie's self-discovery. |
| Quote that can be both used to challenge and support social status | "Money, prestige. and what your father did for a living counted." (pg. 21) This supports social status as it shows social status influences how people are valued, but challenges it as later on in the book, it's proved that these values are flawed. |
| A quote that shows family and identity | "But she loves us, even if it is in a suffocating way, and that makes me feel very guilty." (pg. 35) The quote emphasises how conflict and love exists together and Josie's growing maturity and understanding. |
| A quote for cultural heritage. | "I thought we'd put our Italian emotion into gear and scream the place down. I never expected an indifference." (pg. 63) This directly references Italian culture and reveals Josie's perception of her own heritage. |
| A quote representing both cultural heritage and prejudice | "The Australians knew nuting (nothing) about us. We were ignorant." pg. 78 This shows the lack of understanding contributes to stereotypes and discrimination. But this challenges migrants faced when preserving their culture in Australia. |
| Quote representing social status and cultural heritage | "Back then, it was like going to heaven. You were going to be rich if you went to America." pg. 76 This shows the importance placed on becoming wealthy and explains values of sacrifices of migrant families. |
| Quote emphasising family and identity | "I have devoted my whole life to her and the one day that I want to go out with people my age, you tell me i'm neglecting her?" pg. 95 This highlights that sacrifices family members make, and emphasising how Josie is trying to be independant |
| Quote for family and prejudice | "Christina, you always had to make tings more difficult for us. For once, tink of me." - Shows tension and strain between family members. - Christina is being criticised for her past choices. -this reflects traditional values of the Italian community |
| Quote that has the theme of identity and family | "Someone found me interesting, not because I was Josie's mother or Katia's daughter, but because I was me." p. 99 shows how family can become so central to a persons life that is overshadows their identity. It questions, "Who am I beyond labels I'm given |
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