Strictly Ballroom and Neighbours by Tim Winton Essay Belonging.
2010 HSC Area of Study BELONGING
‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging’
Discuss this view with detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing
An individual’s relation with others in their surroundings, may be enhancing or rewarding, or even set a boundary in a way for them to belong, however sometimes an individual’s environment can be too restrictive which would make it harder for them to express their own individuality. ‘Strictly Ballroom’ directed by Baz Luhrmann effectively depicts the experience of an individual trying to belong, in a world that is rigid and set up with pre-determined rules that cannot be broken. ‘Neighbours’ by Tim Winton also illustrates the idea of a couple finding the sense of belonging in a place where they initially feel ostracised by the cultural differences that they encountered.
To belong is to be included and accepted in a community, a group or even to feel belong in places. To belong sometimes involves the risk of losing self-identity. An individual may have to go through a wilderment in a way to find the sense of belonging. However when an individual find that they are accepted or they belong, there is a sense of connectedness to each other, a sense of welcome and togetherness that helps nurture self-esteem and confidence. On the other hand, people who chose not to belong often experience rejection, segregated, and sometimes the feeling of being outcast. They decide not to be conventional and to conform to the status quo. Not belonging can be a yearning or craving for self-expression, and to find out their true spirit. In doing so, they might find another way of belonging. Belonging involves sense of security, sense of acceptance and inclusion. However this is sometimes, It is not one easily, sometimes when a person rebels or to express themself in their own way they may be squeezed out, and it leads
‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging’
Discuss this view with detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing
An individual’s relation with others in their surroundings, may be enhancing or rewarding, or even set a boundary in a way for them to belong, however sometimes an individual’s environment can be too restrictive which would make it harder for them to express their own individuality. ‘Strictly Ballroom’ directed by Baz Luhrmann effectively depicts the experience of an individual trying to belong, in a world that is rigid and set up with pre-determined rules that cannot be broken. ‘Neighbours’ by Tim Winton also illustrates the idea of a couple finding the sense of belonging in a place where they initially feel ostracised by the cultural differences that they encountered.
To belong is to be included and accepted in a community, a group or even to feel belong in places. To belong sometimes involves the risk of losing self-identity. An individual may have to go through a wilderment in a way to find the sense of belonging. However when an individual find that they are accepted or they belong, there is a sense of connectedness to each other, a sense of welcome and togetherness that helps nurture self-esteem and confidence. On the other hand, people who chose not to belong often experience rejection, segregated, and sometimes the feeling of being outcast. They decide not to be conventional and to conform to the status quo. Not belonging can be a yearning or craving for self-expression, and to find out their true spirit. In doing so, they might find another way of belonging. Belonging involves sense of security, sense of acceptance and inclusion. However this is sometimes, It is not one easily, sometimes when a person rebels or to express themself in their own way they may be squeezed out, and it leads