shows us that belonging is universal and will always play an important role in human life. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs‚ written in 1943‚ demonstrates that a basic need of human beings is to feel a sense of love‚ acceptance and belonging in order to avoid problems such as loneliness and depression. The relevance of his theory to our modern world is astounding; his interpretations of the human condition remain fundamentally helpful in understanding social behaviours. All three texts that will be analysed
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Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to place. Perceptions of belonging or not belonging can be influenced by the connections to places through memories‚ culture‚ beliefs and many other aspects. Personal connections to places are the links that are the strongest‚ as they have a first hand account of belonging or not belonging. Jane Harrison ‘Rainbows End’ play set in the 1950’s‚ shows belonging or not belonging to places‚ predominantly through
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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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(OTSB)‚ and “The Oasis”‚ a Shark Island Documentary‚ explore this notion through employing the universal themes of compassion‚ alienation and love as they enrich characters sense of hope‚ significance‚ comfort and security- fundamental to a sense of belonging‚ or paradoxically lead to a sense of isolation and exclusion. RMF explores the catalytic nature of relationships in constructing an imperative sense of significance‚ comfort and security‚ through examining the themes of love‚ compassion and alienation
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Belonging encases the intrinsic human experience through which individuals strive towards various affiliations within their microcosm of social dealings. An individual’s ability to attain belonging is heavily reliant on their prowess to develop relationships with others and their surrounding landscape. This dichotomy of belonging and not belonging is explored by the 1975 Peter Skrzynecki poem Feliks Skrzynecki and the 1998 memoir Romulus My Father by Raimond Gaita which utilise techniques such as
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The human experience of belonging is an eternal struggle to find our place amidst a paradox‚ where the acquisition of material symbols of superiority disconnects and disempowers individuals’ sense of belonging. The poems of Peter Skrzynecki‚ ‘Ancestors’ and ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ along with Milos Forman’s film‚ ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ and YouTube clip ‘Symphony of science’‚ recognize how the passing of time in any advanced civilization includes the formation of organizing institutions that
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Belonging is a complex challenge that encompasses all aspects of our life including identity‚ relationships and connections to the greater world. An individual’s choice to either embrace or resist the challenge is heavily influenced by past experiences and the ramifications of these experiences on an individual’s sense of self-worth. Both genuine relationships and connection to a particular physical environment can also affect the response of an individual and encourage them to embrace the challenge
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The individual’s understanding of belonging is inextricably shaped by significant moments in time‚ which while not necessarily life-changing events‚ have a lasting‚ individual and personal impact. Such a concept of the significance of profound moments in time is echoed in Jhumpa Lahiri’s 2003 novel ‘The Namesake’ and Sean Penn’s 2007 film ‘Into the Wild.’ Both pieces rely upon an authorial manipulation of time‚ extended metaphor‚ symbolism and medium-specific techniques to make evident this importance
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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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