Bend It Like Bekham is the story of a young Sikh girl named Jess living in England who wants nothing more than to follow in the footsteps of David Bekham and play soccer. Her parents are very traditional to Sikh values and customs‚ which prevents her from playing soccer. Even though she knows her parents don’t approve‚ Jess goes behind their backs and plays anyway. Considering her heritage and where she is living‚ Jess is caught between two very different cultures‚ modern London and traditional India
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relationships‚ and culture. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems “Postcard” (PC) and “Feliks Skrzynecki” (FS)‚ alongside Shaun Tan’s silent graphic novel ‘The Arrival’ (TA)‚ work together to convey this idea‚ through a range of language forms and visual techniques. “It is place that that shapes our identity”. Discuss. Family is a fundamental concept in terms of finding a sense of belonging as it develops relationships between people and the culture they are grown among. Peter Skrzynecki explores this in ‘FS’ by
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felt strongly or sustained unless many elements work together. Feliks Skrzynecki lost his sense of connection with his son because his son peter Skrzynecki lost his sense of identity‚ connection with his background‚ culture and heritage. Felix Skrzynecki explores the relationship between the poet and his‚ father‚ and contrasting experiences of belonging in a new land. The poem opens with a positive description of peter Skrzynecki claiming him as “My gentle father” and “the softness of his blue eyes”
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FILM ANALYSIS MOVIE: BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Bend It Like Beckham. An Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike her traditional older sister‚ Pinky‚ who is preparing for a lavish Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapati‚ Jess dreams of playing soccer professionally‚ like her hero David Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess’ unorthodox ambition‚ her parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do with protecting
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affect the way one belongs to people‚ places‚ groups or the larger world. Peter Skrzynecki’s persistent desire to connect/belong to his cultural heritage is carried forth in various poems‚ such as Feliks Skrzynecki and St. Patrick’s College. Cultural barriers determine whether the composer/responder is able to belong‚ and shows the ways in which he attempts to belong. The continual desire to belong to
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Peter Skrzynecki is of Polish/Ukrainian background and was born in 1945‚ in Germany‚ shortly before the end of World War II. He emigrated to Australia in 1949 with his parents. Most of Skrzynecki’s poems are about his life and the change that he has experienced from moving to a different country. In 1951 the family moved to Sydney‚ to the working-class suburb of Regents Park‚ where a home had been purchased at 10 Mary Street. The poem “10 Mary Street” represents change as it shows the comparison
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hardships however they also involve emotional and spiritual journeys along the way. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems “Postcard” and “Crossing The Red Sea” are both examples of an emotional journey within a physical journey. A feature article ‘A Desert Odyssey’ reported by Sue Williams and Robert Frost’s poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ also involve emotional journeys within a physical journey. ‘Postcard’ is a poem by Skrzynecki about the arrival of a postcard for his parents. As Skrzynecki’s culture is different
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What techniques do the composers employ to represent their ideas about the journey and its impact both mental and physical? Refer to two Skrzynecki poems and two related texts. A physical journey which involves the movement from one place to another can have lasting effects on an individual or group which can be mental‚ emotional‚ physical‚ or a combination. The effects and overall impact of a journey will depend on the characteristics of the particular journey undertaken. The composers of different
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‘Home’. This photograph uniquely explores ideas about belonging as to provoke thought in regards to the viewer’s perception of what it actually means to belong. Likewise‚ these ideas surrounding a connection to people and places are expressed in Peter Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicles. Belonging is the central theme throughout the photograph ‘Home’ which is clearly represented through the caricature of a child girl establishing herself in a fantasy world she is depicted drawing herself into. Ben
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feel marginalized‚ unsociable and alone. This notion is extensively explored within Peter Skrzynecki’s poem‚ St. Patrick’s College‚ from the anthology Immigrant Chronicle‚ and Richard Kelly’s 2001 film Donnie Darko as both texts illustrate the protagonist’s limited and negative experience of belonging through their interaction with others resulting in acts of insubordination. Contrary to negative belonging‚ Peter Skrzynecki’s poem‚ 10 Mary Street- also from the anthology Immigrant Chronicle-explores
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