between Raimond and his father Romulus. The depths of their relationship is depicted in contrast to both Raimond’s and Romulus’ relationships with Christine‚ Raimond’s mother. The juxtaposition of Christine’s care for Raimond‚ with that of Romulus’ outlines the depths of their devotion to raising their child and providing a community for him in which he belongs. The concept of family is not restricted to just its biological definition‚ but also the close bonds forged between Romulus‚ Raimond and Hora.
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determine our attitudes and values throughout the entire course of our lives. This can be seen within Raimond Gaita’s 1998 memoir ‘Romulus my Father’ and William Wordsworth’s 1978 poem ‘Tintern Abbey’ as they search through their past and discover their own individual sense of acceptance to their story and their world. The 1998 reflective memoir ‘Romulus my Father’ is
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text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. A sense of belonging is heavily influenced by connections to places. Gaita’s memoir ‘Romulus my Father’ set in the 1950’s context‚ explores the difficulties migrants endured whilst attempting to assimilate and accept the Australian culture and way of life that differed greatly from their own. ‘The rabbits’ a picture book with sparse text‚ is an allegorical representation of colonization‚ that effectively also explores the difficulties
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Pyjamas‚ written by John Boyne‚ is from the perspective of a nine year old boy who comes face to face with a life unimaginable to him. There are many ways in which it relates to the concept of belonging and Romulus My Father including the representations of the character‚ their relationships with each other and their view points as well as the setting‚ events and situations. Romulus My Father is a memoir about the experiences and life of Romulus Gaita‚ the author’s father. It explores the depths of belonging
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Belonging essay Belonging emerges from a feeling of connection to something‚ it may be; a place‚ a person or group of people‚ communities or even an object. These connections may be enriched by feelings of security or challenged by feelings of insecurity‚ but either way belonging shapes the way we all live our lives. This is represented thoroughly in both ‘Romulus my Father’ by Raimond Gaita and ‘Avatar’ by James Cameron‚ both texts show that belonging or not belonging is an unavoidable activity
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Concepts of belonging features in Romulus‚ My Father due to Raimond Gaita’s connection to the Australian Landscape‚ his mother and father’s immigrant experience‚ their unusual family situation and also the values and beliefs Raimond was raised with. Gaita uses an unbiased and objective tone throughout the retelling of his upbringing and by doing this he‚ displays techniques through quotes and symbolism in his desriptions. Romulus never fully adjusts to the Austraian landscape‚ he misses the
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Essay My father and I have an extremely close relationship different to any other father and son. I respect my father to any extent‚ I tell him all my secrets and my future aims. I always avoid from making him disappointed. I love him because he cares for me; he ensures I get a superior education and an excellent occupation in the future‚ so that my life is not difficult. My father takes me on holidays four or five times a year so that I have a pleasant life. My father had a restaurant in the
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told the story of his father and his various relationships with the land and the people he interacted with. Similar to Gaita‚ Maria Dell’oso has also written a reflective piece that features anecdotes of her family in different time periods and she has shown the change in their sense of belonging over time also. Both texts share the migrant experience and the hardships that European migrants would have to deal with when they first arrived in a foreign land. In Romulus my father we are repeatedly forced
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Character Study * Romulus Romulus achieves a sense of belonging to his community through work. It is clear that Romulus feels the way to belong to a community is through hard work and through proving his ‘worth’ to that community. 1950s rural Australia tolerated immigrants‚ however rarely accepted them as individuals and respect usually had to be earned. This understanding of belonging develops Romulus a ‘reputation’ in his community; “his work became admired and his business prospered” (ch
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EVALUATE HOW BELONGING IS EXPLORED THROUGH ‘ROMULUS MY FATHER’ & ONE RELATED TEXT An individual’s ability to belong is based on their capacity to reconcile their values to a larger group identity; whereas a failure to connect‚ due to a disparity in values‚ results in isolation. Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus‚ My Father‚ highlights the centrality of values in connecting through the contrasting experiences of Raimond and Romulus where Romulus’ failure to belong is based on his refusal to acculturate
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