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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different points of view and influenced subconsciously by a number of exterior factors rather than consciously by oneself. Teachers and fellow students‚ it is this which makes the concept of Searching for Identity so captivating and enthralling. Tim Winton explores the ideas within the concept of Searching for Identity extensively within his collection of short stories‚ The Turning. Two of these said short stories have shaped my understanding of the concept of Searching for Identity are Abbreviation
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values inherent in each composer’s context. Compare and contrast how Winton and Saed explore similar values. Make detailed reference to your texts. An authors values and ideas originate and stem from their personal‚ historical and cultural context. By comparing the two authors Tim Winton (from an Australian context) and Zohra Saed (Afghani/New York context) we are able to see how similar values are shaped through identity/contex. Winton uses various literary techniques to embed personalised values into
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IQE Charts for Module A – Tim Winton’s Short Stories and The Poetry of Zohra Saed. Theme/Value: Identity Context and text (Tim Winton) Technique & Quote Explanation Technique & Quote Context and text (Zohra Saed) “Big World” is a story of two boys’ lives as they finish school and assert their independence in the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Context: Grew up in small towns in WA. Working class background. Father was a police officer and great story teller. Educated at university. Christian
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Belonging is a personal struggle for some people‚ easy for others The quest to belong often depends on how well an individual can conform to their society‚ making it therefore difficult for those unable or unwilling to change their identity. This problematic aspect of belonging features significantly in the poems Feliks Skrzynecki and post card‚ and the song Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. The protagonists of all texts are beset with cultural and familial limitations‚ acting as negative forces that hinder
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In the Tim Winton’s novel ‘Lands Edge’ and the 2009 film ‘Australia‚’ varying images of Australia are explored‚ through the illustration of the landscape as a result of the descriptive language used and also through the use of visual techniques used in the film ‘Australia’. Tim Winton’s ‘Lands Edge’ depicts various images of the costal‚ remote costal and suburban life of Australia throughout his life. In contrast in the film ‘Australia’ portrays images of the remote rural desert Australia landscape
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People may see belonging as a good thing. However it can come with a cost. Belonging can be seen as a sense of security‚ achievement or for a purpose. A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people‚ places‚ groups‚ communities and the larger community. There are different concepts of belonging and they can be described through the use of various language and film techniques. Belonging is evident in Peter Skrzynecki’s poems St Patrick’s College and Felix Skrzynecki and in the film
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Belonging is a fundamental aspect of humanity‚ It is a subjective concept that can be positive or negative‚ based on experiences. Positive belonging offers individuals a sense of identity‚ security and bond to either a person‚ place or object. Whereas‚ negative belonging limits ones sense of identity‚ security and ultimately incites one to feel marginalized‚ unsociable and alone. This notion is extensively explored within Peter Skrzynecki’s poem‚ St. Patrick’s College‚ from the anthology Immigrant
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My Father’s Axe by Tim Winton Setting ’My Father’s Axe’ begins at the main character’s semi-rural house. A house in which he had lived most of his life. This was a house filled with so many memories‚ stories and emotions. It is also the house where the main character discovers that his father’s axe had gone missing. The story is set in different periods of time‚ such as the main character’s boyhood‚ to when he has grown‚ married and started a family of his own‚ and later‚ to a time when
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ClOUDSTREET By Tim Winton The title‚ Cloudstreet‚ although a bit plain‚ couldn’t be more appropriately named as everything that happens within the story revolves around the house nicknamed Cloudstreet. Winton sets this book around Perth‚ Western Australia‚ around the time of the second end of the Second World War over a span of twenty years. From reading other Winton novels it’s easy to see that his part of the country has had a big impact on him and he has a strong affinity with his country and
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