upon mutual interests and acceptance and this is closely linked with one’s innate desire to be able to affiliate with a group or another individual. Both these ideas are explored in the ‘Namesake’ by Jhumpa Lahiri and the picture book: ‘The Lost Thing’ by Shaun Tan. Lahiri explores the importance of shared values and experiences in a relationship for it to prosper rather than the need for social interaction. This notion is shown through the relationship Ashoke and Ashima forge throughout their life
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Belonging is a multifaceted concept‚ which enables an individual to understand their contextual surroundings‚ notably their place and purpose. This idea of belonging is captured through ‘The Lost Thing” composed by Shaun Tan. This is a simple picture book about an object that does not belong‚ which eventually finds a sense of belonging. However‚ it demonstrates a deeper meaning of belonging and social conformity and the busyness of life. The integration of visual and literal techniques creates
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At first in the passage‚ Tan presents us her thoughts about English that creates a judgement base on their ways of speaking. When she is in a group of different people her English is lot different than the way she talks with her mother. Similarly‚ the way her mother talks to her she would understand but when her mother talk to someone they wouldn’t understand her “broken” English. Tan stated that the circumstances and struggles when her mother was ignored because how the way she speaks was not understandable
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suburbia by Shaun Tan (Short Story): Belonging ‘Tales from outer suburbia’ by Shaun Tan starts off as a collection of 15 prose short stories with illustrations‚ but it soon begins to adopt more and more aspects of comics. The pictures stop illustrating the story and quickly become integral to telling the story and several points through the book the prose and the pictures combines splendidly. It’s not an illustrated children’s book‚ nor is it a comic. It’s somewhere in between. Shaun Tan draws a mirror
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Opening: 5 The Rabbits’ is a picture book addressing the suffering the aboriginals experienced at the time of European colonization. The ‘Rabbits’ presents these issues in such a way that it a story for all ages. To being with the prominent part of the portrait is the white settler’s perception which is observed unmistakably in first glimpse‚ the picture of the striking sunset‚ buildings and houses serenely assembles next to one another. It is the aboriginal’s viewpoint being the truth is shown
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introduced to the lost thing‚ in a dull background highlighting how out of place the Lost Thing is in the monotonous environment‚ symbolising its unusual appearance as well as conveying isolation. Judging by the close appearance and body language of the Lost Thing indicates it being out of place in this industry society therefore indeed being lost. Furthermore the text line of “It had a sad‚ lost sort of look” the use of the adjective describes to us the feelings of the lost thing‚ indicating the audience
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innate desire to achieve a sense of acceptance and belonging. Belonging doesn’t just happen; it involves many factors and experiences in order to feel that you truly belong. Feeling a sense of inclusion can enrich our identity and relationships and can lead to acceptance and understanding. In order to understand who we are we need to belong and this is effectively represented in Raimond Gaita’s memoir ‘Romulus My Father‚’ Shaun Tan’s ‘The Lost Thing’ and JD Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’ An
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“The Rabbits” is a picture book written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan. With the use of visual and language techniques Marsden and Tan depict and help develop our understanding about wider issues within the community. Marsden and Tan skilfully display more sophisticated issues that are not so commonly aimed at children such as conflict‚ industrialisation and loss of culture which are all an adverse effect of colonisation. “The Rabbits” is an allegory that represents the destructive
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An individual’s sense of belonging emerges from the connections made with people‚ place and community. Belonging is an intrinsic component of human existence that is shaped by many factors and circumstances. Peter Skrzynecki’s "Immigrant Chronicle’s" and Shaun Tan’s visual rendition "The Arrival" depict the many external influences that an individual faces in acquiring a sense of belonging. In both text it is evident that belonging bridges the divide between acceptance and insecurites or nourishment
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Literature is a textually transmitted disease‚ normally contracted in childhood” Word and Image in Shaun Tans The Arrival As a reader we are evidently drawn firstly to a book who’s title and/or image on the cover excites us. Adult Fiction is evidently presented in the form of a novel but Shaun Tan breaks away from traditional conventions of a novel format‚ producing texts that inhabit the shape of a picture book‚ whether including or excluding written language. This
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