‘Romulus‚ My Father’ by Raimond Gaita. Through Gaita’s employment of various writing techniques and his recollection of past events and adversities‚ the reader becomes aware of the many struggles of the characters‚ particularly to belong to the Australian culture and landscape. In the 2001 short story ‘Mate’‚ by Kate Grenville‚ this struggle is again represented through intertextual references‚ dialogue and tone. Romulus Gaita’s struggle to belong is evident from an early age. “His father died when
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doesn’t matter if my brothers saw me scared‚ I wanted to run… and I did it.” My story start with me saying about …me‚ because this is an autobiography and I will do it like I want‚ first of all‚ I need to tell you about my family‚ my paternal grandparents were Maria de Jesús Torres and Thomas Jaramillo‚ I didn’t meet my grandmother‚ she died along time before I was born on May‚ 11th 1999‚ and my grandparent… I don’t remember a lot of him‚ when I think of him I remember a white house‚ my grandparent is
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This is seen in Peter Skrzynecki’s anthology Immigrant Chronicle. The poem St Patricks College explores the persona’s struggle to overcome alienation in his search for belonging. The poem Feliks Skrzynecki explores the persona witnessing his fathers triumph to belong. The picture book The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan explores the things initial failure to belong‚ which is then overcome. St Patricks College explores the personas failure to belong into the school society. The imagery “our lady
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experiences and memories in certain places is explored in the texts Romulus my Father a memoir by Raimond Gaita and Oranges and Sunshine directed by Jim Loach. It is not a connection with the physical landscape that allows us to experience a sense of inclusion but rather connections built with people or communities that either heighten ones sense of affiliation or estrangement. This concept is portrayed in Romulus my Father through the character of Anna who is unable to form a connection with the
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action and attitude‚ Through the experiences and the choices made in the processes of belonging‚ an individual’s identity will develop but may create barriers which they must overcome to be accepted. ’Romulus my father’ by Raimond Gaita‚ biographical memoir that retells the story of his father‚ Romulus Gaita who migrated from Germany‚ to Melbourne Australia and must adapt and therefore belong through thick and thin to this new environment‚ and ‘The Lost Thing’‚ a picture book by Shaun Tan which revolves
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Romulus and Hora Romulus and Hora in Romulus my Father is evidence of this. Both share a cultural root of ‘Romania’ and links between people are able to strengthen a sense of belonging so that it’s not just a fleeting experience. “Nor have I known anyone so contemptuous and resistant.... it formed the basis of their lifelong friendship...they longed for a community of honorable men”. The underlying contemplative and authoritative tone of the quote shows that as immigrants‚ that values and ethics
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The Area of Study 63 Sample response: Nonfiction Prescribed text: Romulus‚ My Father‚ Raimond Gaita‚ 1999 Related text: Gary’s House‚ Debra Oswald‚ 2000 (drama) Statement about belonging and understanding directly related to the question through the thesis statement Context Relationship of place to belonging is discussed‚ with supporting evidence from text Final statement in the paragraph sums up the pressures of place versus family in the quest to belong – taps into
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throughout their life. This is conveyed through the memoir Romulus My Father by Raimond Gaita. As Raimond recounts the story of his father’s life‚ he explores the strength of family ties. Despite the sometimes tumultuous nature of the Gaita family‚ there never ceases to be a strong sense of belonging between the individuals. Notions of belonging between Romulus and Raimond are conveyed through the passion of Gaita’s writing about his father and the emotive language of the text. Physical belonging is also
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To belong is something deep comples and one can look at the notion of belonging in many ways and my texts have gained me vast insights into the concepts of belonging such as self belonging‚ belonging to community and the power of belongin to somehting “The crucible” a play written by Arthur miller‚ “The Bra Boy’s” a film biography about the lives of the bra boys surf tribe directed and written by Sunny Abberton and the song “Found” written and performed by the band “Horrorshow” Through the use
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Aforementioned notions are clearly exemplified in Raimond Gaita’s memoir‚ Romulus‚ My Father (RMF)‚ and Shaun Tan’s picture book‚ The Lost Thing (TLT). One’s sense of acceptance is determined by their strength of character. Through RMF‚ Gaita recounts his family’s struggle to adapt to new life as immigrants to post World War II Australia. Romulus’ “strength of character” is established by the high modality‚ “my father valued truthfulness above most things”‚ allowing him to form a “lifelong friendship”
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