Romulus My Father Essay

Wallace Stegner stated that ,‘home is a notion that only nations of the homeless fully appreciate and only the uprooted comprehend.’ Popular culture provides a stable ground for the connection between a generation, a metaphorical threshold for the students of todays society. With the proliferation of texts relating to popular culture, those undergoing the higher school certificate can associate prescribed material to the world in which they exist. This is why I propose as contemporary, supplementary texts the relational biography ‘Romulus my Father’, the picture book ‘Woolvs in the Sitee’ by Margaret Wild and the short film ‘More’ by Mark Osbourne.

The award winning picture book ‘Woolvs in the Sitee’ follows the postmodern story of a small child, ben, who lives alone
The tale of the life that Romulus lived before his immigration was one that held security and a sense of cohesion. Essentially he fit in, “ he was implored by his master to remain in his job’ he was ‘offered a woman's hand in marriage’ and he was well respected for his ‘superior workmanship, that no other blacksmith could dispute’. Towards the end of the memoir Romulus looks to ‘escape the prison’ of Australia, implying that no matter how long Romulus spent in Australia, that he would always be distanced from his true roots. This theme can almost be mirrored in the animation ‘More’, as the main protagonist experiences repetitive flashbacks of his childhood memories, insinuating that his life has never been as amiable as his colorful childhood once was. Ben, in ‘Woolvs in the City’ also recollects times of his former existence ‘I yoosed to hav a familee, a home. These streets wer my rivers, these parks my vallees’. The author juxtaposes a pleasant recollection against the poor reality of the situation in which Ben is now held, evoking emotional response, much the same response that is felt toward Romulus and the protagonist in