Related Text Rationale Title of text The Red Tree Composer/Director Shaun Tan Text Type Picture Book Brief Synopsis of Plot The Red Tree by Shaun Tan is a picture book following the day of a young girl who finds herself walking through a vast variety of scenes and landscapes Main thematic concerns and big ideas in the text The story line follows a young girl going through scenes‚ with scarce amounts of wording on each page. Each picture has a visual representation and meaning behind it‚ creating
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Opening: 5 The Rabbits’ is a picture book addressing the suffering the aboriginals experienced at the time of European colonization. The ‘Rabbits’ presents these issues in such a way that it a story for all ages. To being with the prominent part of the portrait is the white settler’s perception which is observed unmistakably in first glimpse‚ the picture of the striking sunset‚ buildings and houses serenely assembles next to one another. It is the aboriginal’s viewpoint being the truth is shown
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At first in the passage‚ Tan presents us her thoughts about English that creates a judgement base on their ways of speaking. When she is in a group of different people her English is lot different than the way she talks with her mother. Similarly‚ the way her mother talks to her she would understand but when her mother talk to someone they wouldn’t understand her “broken” English. Tan stated that the circumstances and struggles when her mother was ignored because how the way she speaks was not understandable
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upon mutual interests and acceptance and this is closely linked with one’s innate desire to be able to affiliate with a group or another individual. Both these ideas are explored in the ‘Namesake’ by Jhumpa Lahiri and the picture book: ‘The Lost Thing’ by Shaun Tan. Lahiri explores the importance of shared values and experiences in a relationship for it to prosper rather than the need for social interaction. This notion is shown through the relationship Ashoke and Ashima forge throughout their life
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different‚ the negative emotions that they feel can be very harmful. The picture book The Lost Thing (2000)‚ written and illustrated by Shaun Tan‚ explores the themes of belonging and alienation that occur in modern society. The story begins with a man trying to recall stories from his youth. The only one he can remember is about when he was a young boy and he discovers a gigantic‚ red‚ machine-like animal that is lost and alone at the beach. The boy takes pity on the creature and decides to try to find
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Belonging is a multifaceted concept‚ which enables an individual to understand their contextual surroundings‚ notably their place and purpose. This idea of belonging is captured through ‘The Lost Thing” composed by Shaun Tan. This is a simple picture book about an object that does not belong‚ which eventually finds a sense of belonging. However‚ it demonstrates a deeper meaning of belonging and social conformity and the busyness of life. The integration of visual and literal techniques creates
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suburbia by Shaun Tan (Short Story): Belonging ‘Tales from outer suburbia’ by Shaun Tan starts off as a collection of 15 prose short stories with illustrations‚ but it soon begins to adopt more and more aspects of comics. The pictures stop illustrating the story and quickly become integral to telling the story and several points through the book the prose and the pictures combines splendidly. It’s not an illustrated children’s book‚ nor is it a comic. It’s somewhere in between. Shaun Tan draws a mirror
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“The Rabbits” is a picture book written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan. With the use of visual and language techniques Marsden and Tan depict and help develop our understanding about wider issues within the community. Marsden and Tan skilfully display more sophisticated issues that are not so commonly aimed at children such as conflict‚ industrialisation and loss of culture which are all an adverse effect of colonisation. “The Rabbits” is an allegory that represents the destructive
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introduced to the lost thing‚ in a dull background highlighting how out of place the Lost Thing is in the monotonous environment‚ symbolising its unusual appearance as well as conveying isolation. Judging by the close appearance and body language of the Lost Thing indicates it being out of place in this industry society therefore indeed being lost. Furthermore the text line of “It had a sad‚ lost sort of look” the use of the adjective describes to us the feelings of the lost thing‚ indicating the audience
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English speech on belonging Everyone has a unique sense of belonging and identity. Our sense of identity is shaped within personal‚ cultural‚ historical context over a long period of time. That’s why we prefer our own identity over anyone else’s. We reject a forced identity and take risks to find the place where we truly belong. We engage with the world in search for a better understanding of our true identity. Good morning teachers and fellow students‚ it is an honour to stand before you toady
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