The memoir, Romulus, My Father, by Raimond Gaita; John Guare’s play, Six Degrees of Separation; and Tim Winton’s short story, Big World, from the collection, The Turning, explore the concept that Belonging is the driving force for the human condition. Each composer represents their varied perceptions of belonging in their texts, conveying that Belonging as a fundamental need we strive for in our search to create a concrete identity. The memoir, Romulus, My Father, portrays the ways in which immigrants in 1950’s rural Victoria struggled to be accepted in a foreign society, exploring both Romulus and Gaita’s
Judgement within society is extremely prevalent. It seems to be that everywhere we go e are judged no matter what, by the way we look, hair colour, who we date, if we wear makeup. George orwells book 1984 shows a very judgmental society. Winston and Julia have an instant love for eachother. As they try to express this love they have to hide it as they will be judged by society.it is banned by the government to love and a punishable offense.
When Amir tells stories of his father they are always impersonal, starting with “Lore has it…” or mentioning halfway through “I heard the story from Rahim khan. This also shows that Baba is a very modest and does not boast of his success or charity. Amir’s immaturity is outlined with the possessiveness of baba, “Baba took me”, “I wanted Baba all to myself”, “Baba told me to fetch Hassan but I lied and told him he had the runs”. Not only is the possessiveness immature, but the lie is immature, and the repetition of Baba’s name is immature and makes the passage sound childlike. This childish theme continues with Amir asking baba about eating eggshell and if you would have to pee it out, he then says he thinks he has cancer, attention seeking, but it doesn’t work.
Australia’s acceptance of the multitude of cultural identities within this country support the natural tendency of people to maintain their cultural background and practices. Within cultures “there is an awareness of a common identity...a striving toward preservation of this identity, toward self-preservation of the culture...” (Wikipedia 2004, para 1) Cultural identity theory also holds the position that “intrusions from other cultures imply loss of autonomy and thereby loss of identity.” (Wikipedia 2004, para 1) So if one is living in one country, and allowed to express the culture of another, this would imply that you have access to both
“We’ll never get there” (Evans) p22. Despite the fact that nobody made it back, the belief that they could make it and the spirit of the others allowed them to continue much further than the pessimistic, mentally weak Evans. When Evans’s condition began to deteriorate, instead of attempt to carry on or take the blame himself as Oates might have done, he cursed his surroundings: “It’s not my fault if I fall.
He is no longer able to demonstrate his masculinity which makes him incredibly self-conscious and vulnerable. Iago also plays on this insecurity after Othello has an epileptic fit, commenting on how according to traditional perceptions of masculinity, he is behaving inappropriately for a man. Iago is fully aware that Othello's masculinity is an important part of his self-image. Even though Desdemona is the only one who sees beyond this shield of a uniform that he puts up, Othello to some extent still believes that as well as his interesting life story, his soldier status and image as a unique heroic figure is what
The main character in Birds, Clouds, Frogs did nothing with his life. He hated his job and went through life with no purpose. He was then given a chance to make a change in his life and possibly contribute a verse, yet didn’t take it, representing a negative example. On the other hand, in O Me! O Life!
To show affection was a sign of weakness; the only thing worth demonstrating was strength” (pg 28). Since s real man shows no affection Okonkwo can’t seem to show his love to others. He knows nothing else but to beat, yell, and insult others he uses these actions to show his love towards others. Which makes it difficult for others and him to have any sort of relationship with him, because you live in only fear; if he’s mad he beats you and if he’s happy he still beats you. It’s difficult to build any feeling to even form a relationship with a person who is impossible to ever feel and express positive emotion.
He’ll always doubt her, for ever. So far, Iago has given us the idea that he acts only in the rush of revenge and so, that he doesn’t really think through his ideas. The audience doesn’t know if he really has a plan, structured plan but we realise that he thought everything through and that he has quite a sick mind… It seams like he thought exactly what to say and how to say it before his conversation with Othello. We also realise that he predicts what could and could not happen and all his thoughts are resumed to his plan and it’s not totally right to call him “evil” because he’s actually using the truth “And what’s he then that says I play the villain? When this advice is free and honest”.
“But everybody knows life isn’t worth living. Deep down I knew perfectly well that it doesn’t much matter whether you die at thirty or at seventy, since in either case other man and women naturally go in living.” It is said that critics have stated that Absurdism is essentially meaningless because it is the acceptance of life without meaning. I believe that entirely incorrect. To live absurdism life is a life that can be meaningful despite having no rational order. As in Meursault life he his meaning of life is to just live life.