Educating Rita Question: How is the concept of belonging presented in Educating Rita? Extract One: Act 1 Scene 1 Willy Russell explores the concept of belonging in the first scene of Educating Rita through language and dramatic techniques. It is evident from the moment that Frank and Rita meet that their perceptions of belonging are vastly different. Rita’s entrance‚ "I’m comin’ in‚ aren’t I? It’s that stupid bleedin’ handle on the door. You wanna get it fixed!" shocks both Frank and the audience
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It is certainly true to say that belonging and not belonging is determined by the relationships a character has with others and the world. Being accepted and having shared experiences with others and having genuine connections with ones environment is crucial to feelings of belonging. This is clearly evident in the verse novel The Simple Gift‚ composed by Steven Herrick‚ and further demonstrated in Ania Walqicz’s “Australia”. These texts show that without relationships with others and the world‚
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Belonging is a personal struggle for some people‚ easy for others The quest to belong often depends on how well an individual can conform to their society‚ making it therefore difficult for those unable or unwilling to change their identity. This problematic aspect of belonging features significantly in the poems Feliks Skrzynecki and post card‚ and the song Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. The protagonists of all texts are beset with cultural and familial limitations‚ acting as negative forces that hinder
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‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging.’ BY joseph king When an individual’s sense of identity is corrupted through prejudicial attitudes they are left exposed and vulnerable allowing a sense of isolation and displacement in society. An individual’s ability to promote change within is largely influenced by the hardships they experience in their struggle to conform and the connectedness of identity that stems from acceptance
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About Writing Adapted from: A Sense of Belonging – Oxford University Press Australia 1) Plot The plot is what happens in the story. It can range from the very simple‚ to very complicated. Simple plots usually depend on other factors to bring the story to life in the reader’s mind. A simple example of a narrative plot is the introduction-rising action-climax-resolution model. Certain stories have expected story lines‚ while others are complex or have so many twists that the reader is caught by
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however‚ it is the connections that we form with people in places‚ memories of previous places and ones response to experiences within places that heightens ones sense of belonging or alienation. The concept of belonging through connections with people‚ 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
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Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland is a well-known film produced in 1951. A remade modern version of the movie was made in 2010. The movie is an American live action/computer animated fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. It was released by Walt Disney Pictures‚ one of Hollywood’s “Big Six” film studios‚ and film stars including Johnny Depp‚ Mia Wasikowska‚ Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway. The movie is based on a nineteen year old girl named Alice going onto an audacious adventure
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BRIANCA LE Creative writing: Belonging A swirl of heat engulfed the outline of my body‚ its elongated fingers clawed at the edges of my jaw line. Their torturing grips strangled me through the airport security doors. The smell of oil and putrid stench of armpit wafted around my nostrils. Its odour gradually deprived me of rationality and soon dizziness overcame me. Before I knew it‚ I stood in front of a taxi‚ outside the airport and already heading towards a thin Vietnamese driver. His bony elbow
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and choices can impact on your sense of belonging. Proctor chooses not to belong to the Salem community. The fact that he has ’sinned’ by committing adultery with the Reverend Pariss’s niece causes him to view himself as a hypocrite and not worthy of association with the people of the community like Rebecca and Frances Nurse‚ who he regards as better than him. His sin‚ even though only Elizabeth knows about it‚ makes him uncomfortable in terms of belonging to the Salem community. Proctor says ’
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In Steven Herrick’s novel ‘the simple gift’ we see various types of belonging. We see that belonging is not about places but it is about people. This is shown when Billy is leaving Longlands Road. He describes the houses using personification saying that they are ‘lonely’ (p4). We also see Billy’s hate for the street when personifies the rocks saying that ’the rocks bounce clatter roll and protest at being left in this damn place’. This gives us the feeling of not wanting to be there. When
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