and wisdom that help us through hardships and sufferings. Stories with strong characterisation allow us to relate with the personal and interpersonal conflicts‚ and feel a deep empathy and sympathy with their circumstances which may resemble our own. Tim Winton’s short stories “Big World” and “Long‚ Clear view” are great examples of what a ‘good story’ is. (About long velar view) Similarly‚ “Big World” presents a simple story about the main character’s journey which represents the themes of changing
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on issues present within their cultures‚ history and personal lives. Zohra Saed’s poems‚ Nomad’s Market: Flushing Queens and What the Scar Revealed‚ published in 2003‚ both address issues that she finds significant in her Afghani refugee context. Tim Winton uses his short stories‚ Big World and Reunion‚ published in 2005‚ to express his feelings on changes within the Australian culture and our values. These authors have used their texts to question the changes that have occurred within their own lives
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A good neighbour is a great blessing. On the other hand‚ a bad neighbour is a curse. A good neighbour makes life worth living by sharing our joys and sorrows but a bad neighbour is a source of constant trouble and nuisance. As luck would have it‚ we have both good and bad neighbours. We live in a crowded locality. The streets are narrow and the houses are mostly multi-storeyed. So we have quite a few neighbours. Our next door neighbour is a poor workman. He is very hardworking. He works from early
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In Tim Winton’s collection of short stories Minimum of Two‚ Jerra and Rachel Nilsam are ordinary people who we may see on the street and the battles that they face are battles that we ourselves may fight. Relationships and financial stability provide a constant distraction and having a baby adds to the emotional burden. When faced with adversity it is the support and understanding that we receive from our family that helps us to survive and carry on. Jerra and Rachel Nilsam struggle to maintain
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Everyone has neighbours‚ that much is obvious. Whether they live down the street or if they live within throwing distance. Every person‚ every family‚ and every neighbourhood is different. Some neighbours can be very inconsiderate‚ and then there are some who are very considerate towards helping and respecting others. The inconsiderate neighbour is the one constantly playing loud music‚ and when someone complains they do not change their ways at all. The considerate neighbour may be the one who
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The reading of belonging in Cloudstreet is one of the more apparent and dominant readings. We as human beings have an innate need to belong‚ which makes the reading all the more prominent for the reader. For Winton to put such a focus on belonging in his book‚ he must have struggled with belonging sometime during his own life. Although we are told that as a child he had a close-knit family where everyone belonged‚ no matter how strange they were. Initially in Cloudstreet‚ no one belongs anywhere
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MY NEIGHBOUR A good neighbor is a great blessing. He is always with us. Either we are in sorrow or joy‚ in rain or in shine; he is always by the side of us. He is the first to reach to our help‚ even before our relatives. A good neighbor always rushes to his neighbor with active help and support. Last month‚ we shifted our residence to Shastri Nagar. It is a new government colony mainly inhabited by government’s employees‚ belonging to different government’s departments and ministries. It is a
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Belonging manifests in our abilities to connect with people and places‚ locations and landscapes provide a tangible representation of our intangible feelings of belonging‚ while relationships and connections to people provide the social security and support that is essential to human nature. Romulus‚ My Father‚ a biographical memoir written by Raimond Gaita‚ explores these concepts of how connections to people and place‚ or lack thereof‚ can have dramatic and detrimental consequences on our wellbeing
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“10 Mary Street” by Peter Skrzynecki and “Neighbours” by Tim Winton both contain elements that contribute to a sense of belonging. In “10 Mary Street”‚ their connection to their house is established through the nurturing of their garden. A simile is used “tended roses and camellias like adopted children” to emphasise this strong connection to their garden and their immense care towards it. Peter gains joy and fulfilment from his garden and this enables his attachment to his home to grow. The personification
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Belonging to a community or a group can impact someone through their attitudes‚ behaviour and habits. It can also affect them socially as it may prevent them from revealing their true identity and in some cases may allow them to broaden their beliefs. A persons place in the community affects the entire community and their actions can affect the community in a positive or negative aspect. These ideas have been reflected in the texts Strictly Ballroom‚ Neighbours and Drifters. Strictly Ballroom directed
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