In the book "Looking for Alibrandi" there are many characters that show personal courage. John Barton, Josephine Alibrandi and Nonna Katia are the three characters that this essay focuses on. They all show some form of personal courage to live their lives the way they did in this book.
John Barton had a lot of stress put on him. He was expected to live up to the family's standards of profession, which meant he had to become a politician. "My father is a politician, my grandfather was a politician and my great grandfather was a backer of the first Liberal Prime Minister." (John to Josephin…
