Wild Child Belonging
Sources used as related texts for belonging - mina mirzakhani
1)
Name of Source – Wild Child (2008 film)
Name of Composer – Nick Moore
Brief Synopsis - In a wild prank with her friends, Poppy Moore ruins all her father's girlfriend's belongings. When her father angrily arrives, he tells her that he is sending her to boarding school in England.
How it relates to Belonging – Poppy doesn’t belong in her normal affluent teenage life in California and gets sent to a posh all girls school in England, which is far beyond her comfort zone. She doesn’t fit in with anyone and sets her own rules and boundaries, which gets her into a lot of trouble.
2)
Name of Source – Looking for Alibrandi (1999 film)
Name of Composer – Kate Woods
Brief Synopsis
– Josie, a teenage girl deals with the traumas of everyday life. These include her difficult relationship with her single mother, the unexpected return of her long-lost father, the disapproving nuns at her strict Catholic school, the acceptance of her schoolmates, and romantic dilemmas over two very different boys.
How it relates to Belonging – Josie struggles to cope in her final year in high school as her crush commits suicide, she can never get with the right boys and always ends up into trouble and never fits in with anyone at school which leads her to detentions and fights with class mates. One of the main reasons of her struggles is because she reconciles with her father when she thought he was dead.
3)
Name of Source – Finding Nemo (2003 film)
Name of Composer – Andrew Stanton
Brief Synopsis – An overly protective clownfish Marlin, along with a regal tang called Dory, searches for his abducted son Nemo. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and to let Nemo take care of himself.
How it relates to Belonging – After Marlin embarrasses Nemo during a school field trip, Nemo disobeys his father and sneaks away from the reef towards a boat, resulting in him being captured by a scuba diver. However, as the boat sails away, the diver accidentally knocks his diving mask into the water. With the help of Dory, Marlin goes on a mission to find his son Nemo hoping for the best.
4)
Name of Source – My Sister’s Keeper (2004 novel)
Name of Composer – Jodi Picoult
Brief Synopsis – 13-year-old Anna, who litigates her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her sister Kate, who is dying from leukemia.
How it relates to Belonging – The family struggles to cope with Anna’s leukaemia, through lies around the family and not being truthful to one another. They are looking for a organ donor so that Kate can live, so Anna brought up herself to donate that kidney organ but the rest of her family were not supportive of her choice.
1)
Name of Source – Wild Child (2008 film)
Name of Composer – Nick Moore
Brief Synopsis - In a wild prank with her friends, Poppy Moore ruins all her father's girlfriend's belongings. When her father angrily arrives, he tells her that he is sending her to boarding school in England.
How it relates to Belonging – Poppy doesn’t belong in her normal affluent teenage life in California and gets sent to a posh all girls school in England, which is far beyond her comfort zone. She doesn’t fit in with anyone and sets her own rules and boundaries, which gets her into a lot of trouble.
2)
Name of Source – Looking for Alibrandi (1999 film)
Name of Composer – Kate Woods
Brief Synopsis
– Josie, a teenage girl deals with the traumas of everyday life. These include her difficult relationship with her single mother, the unexpected return of her long-lost father, the disapproving nuns at her strict Catholic school, the acceptance of her schoolmates, and romantic dilemmas over two very different boys.
How it relates to Belonging – Josie struggles to cope in her final year in high school as her crush commits suicide, she can never get with the right boys and always ends up into trouble and never fits in with anyone at school which leads her to detentions and fights with class mates. One of the main reasons of her struggles is because she reconciles with her father when she thought he was dead.
3)
Name of Source – Finding Nemo (2003 film)
Name of Composer – Andrew Stanton
Brief Synopsis – An overly protective clownfish Marlin, along with a regal tang called Dory, searches for his abducted son Nemo. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and to let Nemo take care of himself.
How it relates to Belonging – After Marlin embarrasses Nemo during a school field trip, Nemo disobeys his father and sneaks away from the reef towards a boat, resulting in him being captured by a scuba diver. However, as the boat sails away, the diver accidentally knocks his diving mask into the water. With the help of Dory, Marlin goes on a mission to find his son Nemo hoping for the best.
4)
Name of Source – My Sister’s Keeper (2004 novel)
Name of Composer – Jodi Picoult
Brief Synopsis – 13-year-old Anna, who litigates her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her sister Kate, who is dying from leukemia.
How it relates to Belonging – The family struggles to cope with Anna’s leukaemia, through lies around the family and not being truthful to one another. They are looking for a organ donor so that Kate can live, so Anna brought up herself to donate that kidney organ but the rest of her family were not supportive of her choice.