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    In my bildungsroman‚ or coming-of-age novel‚ The Color Purple by Alice Walker‚ the protagonist‚ Celie‚ develops psychologically throughout the book by facing painful times in order to find the road to self-discovery. Even with her lack of education‚ further into the novel‚ Celie begins to mentally grow and realize that she is not an object to be walked all over nor to be pushed around. From the age of fourteen years old until she was in her mid or late forties‚ Celie let herself be abused and mistreated

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    Skrzynecki - BELONGING Belonging is feeling a sense of acceptance‚ familiarity and unity‚ whether it is in a group of friends‚ family or within the community; however‚ barriers to belonging can exist. Peter Skrzynecki’s poem 10 Mary Street‚ emphasizes belonging to the family. Skrzynecki’s poem St Patrick College‚ depicts alienation in a community. The advertisement‚ Financial Disadvantage is About More Then Just Money‚ by the Smith Family‚ explores the idea of not being able to belonging to society

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    a warm welcome. Chuck: Thank you; I was genuinely excited when I received the invitation to come and talk on the show. Interviewer: Now‚ this novel has been highly recommended and useful as a related text for this particular area of study‚ belonging. Why do you think that is? Could you elaborate on that? Chuck: Well‚ this novel contains short stories in which the protagonist‚ detective ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and partner‚ doctor ‘John Watson’ embark a journey which is usually a case of murder of

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    Belonging is neither a physical nor tangible construct; rather it is the psychological and metaphysical abstract which permeates the human ability to form relationships and discover notions of identity‚ acceptance and understanding. The notion of belonging however is one which is apparent through the consideration of the personal‚ cultural and historical context which shapes a sense of belonging to the individual‚ the community and the environment. As a social construct‚ belonging and its subsequent

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    It is through the primal instinct of belonging in humanity that individuals will always strive to belong to someone or something at every stage in their life. Through these interconnections within the world a person will experience belonging as a multifaceted concept in that it will transpire in many various ways specific to each individual. Inclusion and exclusion can at lengths dictate the identity and notions of self for an individual both positively and negatively. Through the texts “As You like

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    may belong to a community or group‚ speaking their opinion can seclude them‚ and cause them to become an outsider. Belonging to a community or group can be very beneficial‚ and not belonging can cause an individual to face consequences. Hysteria and fear can be caused throughout a community by outsiders who don’t belong. We are able to view these experiences of belonging and not belonging through the use of characters and events throughout a variety of texts. Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” and

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    The Color Purple was written in the epistolary form‚ which means it was constructed in a series of letters addressed to a person. I believe The Color Purple was written in this approach for a certain purpose; to convey a personal outlook into the life of Celie. This style of writing was notable in the 18th and 19th‚ and Alice’s Walkers use of it has been acknowledged for the resurrection of this type of novel. In using this technique‚ the author is free to establish deep relationships with those

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    Cultural differences create barriers to belonging but these can be broken down over a period of time. This notion is evident in Tim Winton’s text ‘Neighbours’ and Steph Green’s short film ‘New Boy’. Both of these texts explore the ways that shared experience and conformity can bring people together and allow them to form connections. The development of people and their relationship with others overtime help break down barriers to belonging created by cultural differences. This idea is evident throughout

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    Tim Winton once said “Our Culture is obsessed about belonging‚ but people haven’t grasped the notion that you have to earn belonging‚ to earn some kind of comfort and ease of familiarity with yourself’’. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems Feliks Skrzynecki‚ St Patricks college and 10 Mary Street reflect this idea through many different ways and in many different contexts such as family‚ school‚ home‚ culture and land. To belong is to feel as though you are a part of something‚ where you connect with other

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    Belonging is an individual pursuit that is dictated by us and our internal thoughts. It is a mental state that indelibly relates to who we are at any given point in time but also dictates where we are striving to be in the future. Whilst we all desire a smooth pathway to our future sense of belonging we are constantly challenged by the interactions we have with people around us. At times these relationships can inspire us to be more than we thought it possible to be because of the genuine love provided

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