“a Sense of Belonging Can Emerge from the Connections Made with People, Places, Groups, Communities and the Larger World”
“A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people, places, groups, communities and the larger world”
Discuss how this statement is true in relation to your prescribed texts and one other related text.
More than anything else, the desire for individuals to belong to a community or group is an important part of a human being. A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people, places, groups, communities and the larger world. These ideas can be conveyed through the movie ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ by Phillip Noyce, the book titled ‘The China Coin’ by Alan Ballie and R. Cobb's the cartoon ‘State School No.1812’.
Rabbit Proof Fence is a movie based on a true story of three aboriginal girls surpassing many difficulties to find back their sense of belonging. The use of extreme long shot and voiceover, a woman speaking in Aboriginal at the start of the film, demonstrates the acknowledgment of how Aboriginal people lead their life. This primitive and simple introduction brings the feeling of being at home and part of the family. That is the reason why we can see Molly, smile happily through a series of close up shot of her face when she joins the hunting group. However, at the time, under the assimilation policies, half-caste children are taken away from their Aboriginal family so they can be brought up as ‘white’ Australian. The three main girls in the film are no exception, being forced to leave their family and taken to the Moore River Settlement.
When the three first arrive at the settlement by truck, the use of long shot exhibits the dusky early evening, powerfully expressing the girls’ sense of alienation. This settlement has westernised them in order to belong with the rest of the white society. The use of sound effects of bells ringing, tapping on boards, doors opening and closing, and buckets creaking gives the viewers an idea of the girls staying in a prison-like place. Hence, we find out that they have no connection
Discuss how this statement is true in relation to your prescribed texts and one other related text.
More than anything else, the desire for individuals to belong to a community or group is an important part of a human being. A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people, places, groups, communities and the larger world. These ideas can be conveyed through the movie ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ by Phillip Noyce, the book titled ‘The China Coin’ by Alan Ballie and R. Cobb's the cartoon ‘State School No.1812’.
Rabbit Proof Fence is a movie based on a true story of three aboriginal girls surpassing many difficulties to find back their sense of belonging. The use of extreme long shot and voiceover, a woman speaking in Aboriginal at the start of the film, demonstrates the acknowledgment of how Aboriginal people lead their life. This primitive and simple introduction brings the feeling of being at home and part of the family. That is the reason why we can see Molly, smile happily through a series of close up shot of her face when she joins the hunting group. However, at the time, under the assimilation policies, half-caste children are taken away from their Aboriginal family so they can be brought up as ‘white’ Australian. The three main girls in the film are no exception, being forced to leave their family and taken to the Moore River Settlement.
When the three first arrive at the settlement by truck, the use of long shot exhibits the dusky early evening, powerfully expressing the girls’ sense of alienation. This settlement has westernised them in order to belong with the rest of the white society. The use of sound effects of bells ringing, tapping on boards, doors opening and closing, and buckets creaking gives the viewers an idea of the girls staying in a prison-like place. Hence, we find out that they have no connection