For My Daughter Belonging Analysis
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“Relationships are fundamental to an understanding and acceptance of oneself” Discuss the importance of this notion of belonging with reference to your set text and one related text.
“Relationships are fundamental to an understanding and acceptance of oneself” in relation to this statement through both texts Joy luck club by Amy Tan and For My Daughter by Judith Wright will explore the importance of this statement in relation to belonging. Both these texts show how conflict and difficulties in a relationship can lead to both resentment as well as acceptance.
‘For My Daughter’ by Judith Wright explores the idea that time brings change, and within that time, children grow up and separate from their parents. Wright challenges this as she concludes there is an inevitable bond, which cannot be broken but can cause great conflict between the mother and daughter’s relationship when the child is growing up. This is evident through the metaphor “the world has caught you up, to go at the worlds pace” on line 3 in the first stanza.
The connection between the mother and baby is served at birth, however other influences compete with the mother, which then becomes the personal identity of the child. This is evident through the line “you must become your world and …show more content…
This is supported through the quote “I soon found out why Old Chong had retired from teaching piano, he was deaf!” on page 137. Suyuan eventually entered Jing-Mei in a talent contest but considering she never practices nor tried she was entirely unprepared. She sat down feeling confident, but the performance proved a disaster. After the incident at the recital her mother was devastated, this is shown through the quote “but my mothers expression was what devastated me the most… blank look that said she had lost
“Relationships are fundamental to an understanding and acceptance of oneself” Discuss the importance of this notion of belonging with reference to your set text and one related text.
“Relationships are fundamental to an understanding and acceptance of oneself” in relation to this statement through both texts Joy luck club by Amy Tan and For My Daughter by Judith Wright will explore the importance of this statement in relation to belonging. Both these texts show how conflict and difficulties in a relationship can lead to both resentment as well as acceptance.
‘For My Daughter’ by Judith Wright explores the idea that time brings change, and within that time, children grow up and separate from their parents. Wright challenges this as she concludes there is an inevitable bond, which cannot be broken but can cause great conflict between the mother and daughter’s relationship when the child is growing up. This is evident through the metaphor “the world has caught you up, to go at the worlds pace” on line 3 in the first stanza.
The connection between the mother and baby is served at birth, however other influences compete with the mother, which then becomes the personal identity of the child. This is evident through the line “you must become your world and …show more content…
This is supported through the quote “I soon found out why Old Chong had retired from teaching piano, he was deaf!” on page 137. Suyuan eventually entered Jing-Mei in a talent contest but considering she never practices nor tried she was entirely unprepared. She sat down feeling confident, but the performance proved a disaster. After the incident at the recital her mother was devastated, this is shown through the quote “but my mothers expression was what devastated me the most… blank look that said she had lost