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------------------------------------------------- Belonging is essential to developing an understanding of one’s identity.
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------------------------------------------------- Compare how the texts you have studied convey this idea. In your response refer to your TWO prescribed texts and ONE text of your own choosing. Belonging is essential to developing an understanding of one’s identity. Throughout childhood to adolescence, people observe their parents and peers’ moral and ideologies, using it to construct their identity and their sense of belonging. This is discovered in the thoughtful novel “Kite-Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, where the importance of connection is demonstrated through Amir’s understanding of his identity. The poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” by Peter Skrzynecki also conveys a similar idea, where the point that alienation with culture will influence one’s understanding of their identity was illustrated. One’s identity is build up by where and whom he belongs to. This is conveyed through the extraordinary journey revealed in “Rabbit-Proof Fence” by Philip Noyce where he demonstrated his idea that one’s understanding of their identity can arise from where they belong and who they belongs to. Also the emotional poem “Postcard” by Peter Skrzynecki also suggests a similar idea that one’s identity could be shaped by whom and where he belongs.
In the “Kite-Runner”. Baba’s expectation to Amir was suggested by his friend Rahim as: “Children are not color books, you don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors.” The implementation of metaphorical language illustrated Baba’s attempt to raise Amir in a way that will make Amir become a man just like himself. This is demonstrated as Hosseini described Amir as a color book and Baba’s expectation as the motion of painting the book. Through this quote Hosseini demonstrated Baba’s desire to “paint” Amir’s life suggested their disconnection, as Baba is
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------------------------------------------------- Compare how the texts you have studied convey this idea. In your response refer to your TWO prescribed texts and ONE text of your own choosing. Belonging is essential to developing an understanding of one’s identity. Throughout childhood to adolescence, people observe their parents and peers’ moral and ideologies, using it to construct their identity and their sense of belonging. This is discovered in the thoughtful novel “Kite-Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, where the importance of connection is demonstrated through Amir’s understanding of his identity. The poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” by Peter Skrzynecki also conveys a similar idea, where the point that alienation with culture will influence one’s understanding of their identity was illustrated. One’s identity is build up by where and whom he belongs to. This is conveyed through the extraordinary journey revealed in “Rabbit-Proof Fence” by Philip Noyce where he demonstrated his idea that one’s understanding of their identity can arise from where they belong and who they belongs to. Also the emotional poem “Postcard” by Peter Skrzynecki also suggests a similar idea that one’s identity could be shaped by whom and where he belongs.
In the “Kite-Runner”. Baba’s expectation to Amir was suggested by his friend Rahim as: “Children are not color books, you don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors.” The implementation of metaphorical language illustrated Baba’s attempt to raise Amir in a way that will make Amir become a man just like himself. This is demonstrated as Hosseini described Amir as a color book and Baba’s expectation as the motion of painting the book. Through this quote Hosseini demonstrated Baba’s desire to “paint” Amir’s life suggested their disconnection, as Baba is