Within a community there is a need to belong, and this sense is created by the people within it. Notions of culture and identity are two major concepts that lie within the conformities for an individual to belong. Alienation is often the outcome, if an individual does not fit the criteria for identity within that community. Romulus my father, a biography by Raimond Gaita, emphasises the importance placed on identity and how ones beliefs and philosophy’s can shape an individual’s potential to belong. Spirited away an anime cartoon by Hayao Miyazak shows how racial identity and physical traits of an individual can separate ones potential to belong.
Sturts (the famous explorers) perspective and the Aborigines (the indigenous peoples) perspective. The ideas and language in the poem conveys the reality of their thoughts. We notice that both perspectives point of view differ based on their background knowledge and understanding of their world and its concepts. In Stanza 1, line 1 we are introduced to captain Charles Sturt. “ Charlotte called him…Charlies dear” stating the connection he has between him and his wife.
The process of belonging involves both choosing and being chosen. Do you agree? Belonging is a complex process whereby we gain our identity: a sense of who and what we are. This sense of identity comes from the connections we make physically, emotionally and spiritually. These connections are integral to this identity and for each of them to be fully realised the things we choose must choose or accept us in return.
The dreaming is infinite and links the past with the present to determine the future. It is the natural world, created by the spirit beings, to which a person belongs; this therefore provides the spiritual link between the people and the dreaming. Aboriginal people regard land as sacred, formed during the Dreaming through the journeys of the Ancestor beings. Different tribal groups have different beliefs but they all share in the common belief, that their ancestors created the land around them. During the coarse of many of thousands of years Aboriginal people have developed an intimate relationship between themselves and their environment.
Belonging allows for the substantiation of characters through the formation of identity and connections. The sense of belonging humans naturally seek in life reflects the feeling of security and being accepted. They struggle with their identity as they make the choice whether to reject the individuality and belong to a community or group. When individuals seek to belong and rigidly follow society’s norms and practices, they must adhere to the strict rules of their society. In doing do, the desire to belong comes into conflict with the need to be an individual.
Belonging is a tricky concept, as you can argue that people who don’t want to belong actually "belong" to a group of people who don’t want to belong. But what is belonging? One idea is that you belong when you feel comfortable with people who have similar objectives, goals, and aims as you. There are many themes of belonging that are recurring in this novel such as ‘Belonging is based on people rather than places.’ The text The Simple Gift written by Steven Herrick is a verse novel that incorporates many aspects of belonging. The theme ‘belonging is
Area of Study Questions: Questions: 1. A sense of belonging or not belonging can emerge from connections made with people, places, groups, communities and the larger world. How have the connections or the lack of connections your prescribed text and one related text of your own choosing shaped your understanding of belonging or not belonging? 2. Discuss how an individual’s choice not to belong or barriers which prevent belonging have been presented in your prescribed text and one related text of your own choosing.
Having a sense of being different makes it difficult to belong Identity and belonging are inter-related, they go hand in hand. The groups we chose to belong to and the ways we connect with others help to form our identity. Together these issues go to the heart of who we are and how we present ourselves to world. We humans are social creatures and the need to belong is innate. It is funny in a way, as we all long to be free, to be who we truly are, yet we conform and do everything asked of us in order to belong to some kind of community or group.
Dispossession of their land has had an impact on their rituals and responsibilities, separation from their kinship groups and ceremonial life and loss of their native language. The land for Aboriginal people was a part of them and they were a part of the land, this belief and strong will from the Aboriginal people is what led the Land Rights Movement. The fundamental principle that is linked with Aboriginal spirituality is a concept known as the Dreaming. The Dreaming is strongly connected to the land, as the land is what the dreaming is communicated through, since it is within the land that the ancestor spirits of the Dreaming continue to dwell. The influence of the Dreaming is embedded in all aspects of Aboriginal life.
These includes but not limited to ideology (beliefs and values), love (personal relationships), and work. It is important to note that forming identity means making informed choice of which block of culture you want to associate with. It becomes rather complex than simple when choosing which block you want to associate yourself with. The important