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    Tim Winton - Neighbours

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    Belonging is the feeling of acceptance amongst the communities you are integrated and associated with‚ also the notion of being apart of a greater value through ones contact with a group. This may be through mutual interests‚ religious beliefs‚ education as well as age. The short story Neighbours written by Tim Winton depicts a young newly married couple moving into a new suburb filled with Neighbours that were different culturally and socially friendly. This is a change from life living in the

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    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

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    identity‚ which leads to an understanding of where they belong in the world. This is shown through our prescribed text “The Simple Gift” composed by Steven Herrick; as well as Tim Winton’s “The Turning”. | Steven Herrick’s free verse novel explores this value of events that shape a persons identity and hence their sense of belonging in their world.  The cause of his alienation appears to be physical and psychological abuse from his father‚ lack of caring from his school and his run down neglected neighbourhood

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    Belonging is central to how we find identity within ourselves and our place with individuals. In essence it is a connection to people‚ places‚ groups‚ communities and the wider world. Belonging can provide a sense of acceptance‚ security and fulfilment. However‚ the process of belonging may not always be portrayed as a positive factor of one’s life; it can lead to the exclusion or segregation of individuals due to barriers that hinder efforts to belong. This is evident in Arthur Miller’s play The

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    Tim Winton Biography

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    Biography Tim Winton began his first novel‚ An Open Swimmer (1982)‚ at the age of 19‚ while on a Creative Writing course at Curtin University‚ Perth. It won the Australian/Vogel National Literary Award‚ and he has since made his living as a full-time writer. Born in Perth‚ Western Australia‚ in 1960‚ he is the author of several novels for adults‚ including Shallows (1986)‚ a novel set in a whaling town‚ and Cloudstreet (1991)‚ the tale of two working-class families rebuilding their lives‚

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    Cloudstreet, Tim Winton

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    Cloudstreet‚ by Tim Winton "A texts setting and structure will normally be used by writers to develop and convey its themes." The novel Cloudstreet‚ by Western Australian born novelist Tim Winton is essentially a story revolving around how two rural families have come to live together at number one Cloudstreet. This novel’s themes are about finding one’s place in the world and the search for the meaning of life. As in this instance‚ Winton has successfully used setting and structure‚ crucial

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    Minimum of Two Tim Winton Tim Winton’s Book “Minimum of Two” contains short stories concerning ordinary people. The stories explore complex relationships involving two or more characters; in particular the text shows ordinary people struggling to cope with life’s challenges. Throughout the text‚ readers observe the characters as they struggle to manage issues such as isolation‚ loss of a parent and/or difficulty or dysfunctional parents. Winton shows characters struggling to cope with the

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    tim winton biography

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    Born in Karrinyup‚ Western Australia‚ Tim Winton completed his high school education at Albany. Determined to be a writer from an early age‚ Winton subsequently studied creative writing at the West Australian Institute of Technology (now Curtin University). He became a professional writer and household name when‚ at the age of 21‚ he shared first prize in the 1981 Australian/Vogel National Literary Award for a manuscript that became An Open Swimmer (1982). Several other books followed in the 1980s

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    Tim Winton Biography

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    couldn’t be found. The librarian ordered another copy from Surry Hills to be sent for me to collect from Town Hall. On the way back to work I stopped at Ashwoods and bought Tim Winton’s book‚ The Turning (and a Weezer CD) for $5. I started reading the first story‚ Big World‚ on the train home. Which is how I ended up reading Winton instead of Carver. I enjoyed the story until this last paragraph:

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    Breathe Tim Winton

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    Let me begin with a caveat. My argument is based on the evidence of fiction‚ on a discussion Tim Winton’s most recent novel‚ Breath. Social scientists may suspect this kind of evidence and see ‘fact’ as more trustworthy than ‘fiction’. But even though it is true that the evidence I will be presenting is not based on people and situations in ‘real life’ — whatever that may be — I would suggest that fiction may take us to the sources of social awareness and action‚ to the extent that‚ as Levinas1

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