complexity of belonging is explored in Baz Lurhmann’s film Strictly Ballroom through the need to conform in order to belong and how an individual can affect ones sense of belonging. This is evident with the main characters of the film‚ Scott Hastings and Fran. The film is set in the arcane world of ballroom dancing‚ which only emphasizes the strain between individuality and strict conformity‚ which together pose as barriers to belonging. Strictly Ballroom starts with the silhouettes of the dancers accompanied
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an over dramatised manner to emphasise how he has challenged a very strictly established and controlled social order. “Where the man goes the lady belongs- I had no choice” and “Im not dancing with you til you dance like you’re ‘sposed to.” Fran- established as an outsider by both her appearance and approval
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When the Whistle Blows Book Review When The Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton is mysterious‚ yet exciting. I am not a big fan of reading‚ but this book kept me interested. If you ever want to find a good book about West Virginia‚ this is the right choice. The story follows Jimmy every Hallows Eve from 1943 to 1949‚ which is also his father’s birthday. Jimmy has a mysterious edge to him‚ especially when it comes to finding out about “The Society.” He’s also somewhat of a rebel. Jimmy is always
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the controlling by Barry Fife is filled with different personalities‚ one minute being authentic at home and then artificial when they take the dance floor. This occurs in several parts of the film with different characters such as Liz‚ Barry Fife‚ Fran and Shirley. Shirley is always forced to smile “I’ve got my happy face in today”‚ she has to restrain her true feelings and show how she relies on a mask to
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themselves except Fran. Fran is the only character that is living a natural and true world whilst other characters are unrealistic and wear exaggerate costumes‚ hairstyles‚ and make-up. The audience are soon portrayed that the dancers live in a world of pressure and competition where to win; they must obey the rules of others‚ such as Barry Fife. It is a world in which individuality and creativity are thrown away in the desire to win. Lurhmann successfully shows the audience that Fran does not simply
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People”. The story begins with Fran’s father leaving her while she is suffering severe flu like symptoms. During the school week Fran’s a classmate Ophelia begins to take care of her. Little does Ophelia know there are peculiar‚ magical people that Fran takes care of. Kelly Link uses various writing elements that have similarities to fairy tales such as the writings that warns Ophelia or the trinkets that the summer people have created. Some critics have argued her
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Case Study: "Fran Hayden joins Dairy Engineering" Case Study Discussion Questions 1. Analyse the problems in this case in terms of what you know about workplace emotions and attitudes. Firstly‚ when Fran was offered to attend the workshop in Auckland‚ she identified a great opportunity for her professional development. However‚ she didn’t asked for permission to her direct boss and this certainly caused a series of incidents afterwards. Fran probably acted motivated by her emotions rather
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and Fran dancing in the final scene by turning off the music‚ Doug comes out of the crowd and claps a beat‚ so Scott and Fran can dance again. This break of conformity lead to his sense of belonging; his wife danced with him again and his son got to dance his own steps‚ which Doug had wanted him to. In Strictly Ballroom‚ the two main characters found belonging by challenging conformity. Scott and Fran wanted to dance their own steps‚ but the federation forbid them from doing so. Neither Fran nor
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Scot dances alone in the studios when Fran approaches Scott and asks to be his new partner. He accepts after she calls him a ‘gutless wonder’ Les Kendall and Shirley Hastings hold try outs to find Scott a new partner while Fran and Scott practice together in secret. Scott goes after Fran‚ and meets a suspicious Rico Scott dances with Fran and the audience loves their dancing. Barry Fife tells Scott that Doug ruined his own dancing
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Understanding nourishes belonging...a lack of understanding prevents it Understanding can nourish belonging and let it grow‚ however a lack of understanding can damage a person’s sense of belonging and prevent it. This concept is portrayed in Baz Luhrman’s film “strictly ballroom” and related text poem “Rhapsody on a windy night” by T S Elliot. These texts depict the way a lack of understanding may damage a person’s sense of belonging and the foundation of belonging is powerful to one’s self identity
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