Romulus My Father Belonging
An individual’s upbringing creates a powerful formative influence over the creation of a sense of belonging.
‘Understanding nourishes belonging…a lack of understanding prevents it.’ Demonstrate how your prescribed text & one other related text of your own choosing represent this interpretation of belonging.
At the very heart of relationships lies a struggle to accept individuals as human beings, in order to connect with them. This is the journey undertaken by the protagonists of the memoir ‘Romulus, My Father’ (1998, Raimond Gaita), the poem ‘My father began as a god’ (Ian Mudie) and the short narrative ‘Envy’s Fire’ by Serge Liberman. By its very nature the memoir, ‘Romulus, my Father’ (adapted from a eulogy given at Romulus Gaita’s funeral) is structured as a deeply personal portrait of a father through his son’s perspective. The emotional skirmishes or …show more content…
This duality, manifested in the relationship between an individual and the people and environment they are exposed to is paramount in the development of one’s identity and therefore the definition of the institutions to which they may belong. The concept of belonging where an individual attempts to conform to a society where their own needs and desires are put aside as opposed to adjusting their own character to meet societal expectations. Through the contrasting notions and concepts of belonging, this multi-faceted notion is addressed through many varied perspectives reflected through relationship, cultural and societal significance to individuals in their respective societies. Peter Skrzynecki explores the same notion of belonging being both varied and complex in his two poems ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ and ’10 Mary Street’, where Peter describes his complications with assimilating to the Australian culture and dissimilating with his polish
‘Understanding nourishes belonging…a lack of understanding prevents it.’ Demonstrate how your prescribed text & one other related text of your own choosing represent this interpretation of belonging.
At the very heart of relationships lies a struggle to accept individuals as human beings, in order to connect with them. This is the journey undertaken by the protagonists of the memoir ‘Romulus, My Father’ (1998, Raimond Gaita), the poem ‘My father began as a god’ (Ian Mudie) and the short narrative ‘Envy’s Fire’ by Serge Liberman. By its very nature the memoir, ‘Romulus, my Father’ (adapted from a eulogy given at Romulus Gaita’s funeral) is structured as a deeply personal portrait of a father through his son’s perspective. The emotional skirmishes or …show more content…
This duality, manifested in the relationship between an individual and the people and environment they are exposed to is paramount in the development of one’s identity and therefore the definition of the institutions to which they may belong. The concept of belonging where an individual attempts to conform to a society where their own needs and desires are put aside as opposed to adjusting their own character to meet societal expectations. Through the contrasting notions and concepts of belonging, this multi-faceted notion is addressed through many varied perspectives reflected through relationship, cultural and societal significance to individuals in their respective societies. Peter Skrzynecki explores the same notion of belonging being both varied and complex in his two poems ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ and ’10 Mary Street’, where Peter describes his complications with assimilating to the Australian culture and dissimilating with his polish