Yolngu Boy- Essay
Yolngu Boy- TEEL
When you say “trying to find your identity”, you generally mean trying to find where you ‘fit in’, right? This is a challenge for a lot of people as they are lost and believe that have nowhere to go. This is a resemblance of Botj’s life. He’s lost in a world of destruction and harm that not even his family wants him. Botj didn’t get chosen for being a Yolngu Man. This makes him jealous as Lorrpu and Milika get chosen. He just wants to be someone; be a part of something. He just gives up too easily and starts chroming. Even though it would be hard to know that you have no future, it would be even harder trying to help someone in finding it when they have no identity.
There is always someone trying to resolve the challenges that get thrown at them and others surrounding. Even though they’ve already got problems of their own, they make time to deal with another person’s issues. This is exactly what Lorrpu does. He thinks about others and puts them first. But this is also putting his future of being a Yolngu Man in danger. He is putting his life on hold for Botj. This is not a good thing as he is also feeling pressured by Botj. Lorrpu should be taking more care as he needs to be thinking about his own future; not just focusing on Botj’s. He should not be throwing away his reputation and life away as Botj is a bad influence on him. He made Lorrpu and Milika break into the General Store with him, even though he knew it was the wrong thing to do. Having no time to think of what you want to do in the near future would be tough. Even tougher than thinking you have it figured out already.
Finding your identity means taking it step by step, one step at a time, correct? Some people skip the steps and believe that they have figured out who they are and who they want to be too quickly. Milika is one of these people. He wants football and only football as a career path. Even though he may seem to most people that he only thinks of himself, he does think of
When you say “trying to find your identity”, you generally mean trying to find where you ‘fit in’, right? This is a challenge for a lot of people as they are lost and believe that have nowhere to go. This is a resemblance of Botj’s life. He’s lost in a world of destruction and harm that not even his family wants him. Botj didn’t get chosen for being a Yolngu Man. This makes him jealous as Lorrpu and Milika get chosen. He just wants to be someone; be a part of something. He just gives up too easily and starts chroming. Even though it would be hard to know that you have no future, it would be even harder trying to help someone in finding it when they have no identity.
There is always someone trying to resolve the challenges that get thrown at them and others surrounding. Even though they’ve already got problems of their own, they make time to deal with another person’s issues. This is exactly what Lorrpu does. He thinks about others and puts them first. But this is also putting his future of being a Yolngu Man in danger. He is putting his life on hold for Botj. This is not a good thing as he is also feeling pressured by Botj. Lorrpu should be taking more care as he needs to be thinking about his own future; not just focusing on Botj’s. He should not be throwing away his reputation and life away as Botj is a bad influence on him. He made Lorrpu and Milika break into the General Store with him, even though he knew it was the wrong thing to do. Having no time to think of what you want to do in the near future would be tough. Even tougher than thinking you have it figured out already.
Finding your identity means taking it step by step, one step at a time, correct? Some people skip the steps and believe that they have figured out who they are and who they want to be too quickly. Milika is one of these people. He wants football and only football as a career path. Even though he may seem to most people that he only thinks of himself, he does think of