English Essay - How does Billy Elliot represent relationships and identity? Manliness consists not in bluff‚ bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether in matters social‚ political or other. It consists in deeds‚ not words.” Mahatma Gandhi‚ 1869 – 1948 In the film “Billy Elliot‚” Lee Hall and Stephen Daldry use Billy’s relationships with friends and family to demonstrate themes of identity and masculinity. There are three main relationships
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Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to Places. A great 18th century poet from Great Britain Alfred Tennyson stated “I am a part of all that I have met”. There are a number of concepts of belonging and not belonging which can be altered by relations or connections to places wether you are not accepted or accepted in your hometown. Having that sense of belonging which individuals aspire to can build a strong positive bond with their hometown
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Billy Elliot Topic: “Societies often create gender stereotypes that set impossible standards for men and women‚ leading to unhappiness‚ loneliness and possibly violence.” How apparent is this problem in English society of 1984‚ as seen in the film‚ Billy Elliot? Stereotypes are generalizations‚ or assumptions‚ which people make about the characteristics of all members of a group‚ based on an image about what people in that group are like. For example‚ in the Billy Elliot‚ Jackie Elliot had to
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Belonging is about how one views their self and how one interacts with those around them. It colours who and what we are and how we fit into the world around us. People seek belonging for identity‚ relationships‚ acceptance‚ and understanding. Steven Herrick’s free-verse novel‚ ‘The Simple Gift’‚ effectively explores the notions of belonging through the protagonist’s journey. In a similar way‚ David Michod’s film ‘Animal Kingdom’ and Tim Winton’s short story ‘Neighbours’ both present protagonists
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Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to people. Connecting to people is essential to developing a sense of belonging. When people aren’t connected to others they can feel isolated or alienated. Two texts that examine this idea are the motion picture ‘Gran Torino’ directed by Clint Eastwood and Steven Herrick’s verse novel ‘The Simple Gift’. For people to perceive that they really belong‚ they need to make connections with the people around
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COMPARE HOW ’THE SCREAM’ AND ’THE SIMPLE GIFT’ REPRESENT THE IMPACT OF PARTICULAR EXPERIENCES ON AN INDIVIDUALS SENSE OF BELONGING. ’The scream’ and ’the simple gift’ represents the impact on an individuals sense of belonging in various ways. The term belonging is basically a human conception that is mostly considered as a fundamental part of society and a source of safety‚ survival‚ protection and happiness. The simple gift written by Steven Herrick and the scream painted by Edward Munch significantly
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Belonging or not belonging is a case an individual views as being determined by other but in actuality‚ it is their subjective view of their personal position in their social and cultural context‚ that truly determines their place in the world. This is especially so in Ruth Jhabvala’s “Heat and Dust” and “Going Home” by Archie Weller where the characters judgement of contexts are the catalysts for their decisions to either integrate or segregate from their ambient environment. Whether an individual
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Jackie Elliot is seen as a traditional man with anti feminist views. he sees that boys should be tough whilst girls should be more placid. Throughout the film Billy Elliot‚ the directer has created the character Jackie Elliot‚ a widowed father feeling the grief of the recent lose of his wife. This essay suggests that the grief could be a factor of how Jackie goes about supporting his son. The time that this film is set‚ is in the mid 80s. It could be that people who do not keep to the social norm
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coin‚ the characters are not only discovering their extensive family‚ but the history behind it‚ giving them an ultimate sense of identity and belonging‚ bringing a positive change in both characters’’ mindsets. A relevant concept is that belonging may emerge through a person‚ object or place to enrich a community or group. A massive element of belonging within the text is the symbolism of the half-coin. A quote from page 35 states: “This broken coin has been in our family for a long time. The
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How do people’s ideas about belonging change due to passage of time and interacting with their world (family‚ friends‚ community‚ environment)? Belonging comes from connections with physical aspects but is often a feeling created by shaped perceptions and interactions with the world over time. It is through the poems‚ ‘ 10 Mary Street and Migrant Hostel’ by Peter Skrzynecki from his compilation in the immigrant chronicle‚ Tim Winton’s short story ‘Neighbours’ and Rob Sitch’s film‚ ‘The castle’
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