“I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere”. Wanting to belong and the feeling that we get from belonging is what we strive for, which is in our human nature. The benefits we gain from belonging by far outweigh the costs but those costs are inevitable and can change a lot about ourselves. Our sense of identity can be compromised by belonging to a group. In Amish communities, individuals all obey the one simple way of living without modern technologies and plain dressing and face being shunned from the community if they do not respect the Amish way of life.
Belonging and being accepted into a group can have both negative and positive effects on an individual’s sense of personal identity. As humans we naturally want to belong and feel accepted. We are usually brought up in a specific way and mingle with people that are similar to us and without knowing we form an invisible bond with these people. Whether it may be religious views, cultural similarities or similar up bringing all these factors help us to become the person we are. Lars Fr.
BELONGING THESIS: * Reference to question. * Statement about belonging/ not belonging that is evident in The Simple Gift and Lord of The Flies (connections, isolation, alienation, self-worth, identity) * Connections to people or places are a necessity if one is to truly feel they belong * Belonging is a subjective matter; only the individual knows whether they belong or not. * An understanding of the individual’s environment in which they live aids in establishing connection. * This connection allows a person to gain a higher sense of self-worth and identity. * Mention chosen texts: * The free verse novel “The Simple Gift” by Steven Herrick accurately displays the degree to which connections to both people
Due to the complex and abstract nature of the concept of belonging, a true sense of acceptance can be found in different circumstances for different people. As each individual has their own desires, needs and values, they find their place in the world and a genuine sense of belonging in various avenues. Many individuals find the strongest sense of belonging through relationships, due to the fact that by nature these connections fulfill the human need for social interaction and enrich the lives of the persons involved. Conversely, relationships, which do not fit the conventional model of this kind of connection can result in negative outcomes for individuals can ultimately lead to a true sense of not belonging and its related notions of isolation and disaffection. Stephen Herrick’s The Simple Gift and Theophile Gautier’s ballet; Giselle performed by The Mariinsky Ballet Company are two texts in which an exploration of belonging and its different meanings for individuals ultimately leads to a deeper understanding of the complexity and concept of belonging and thus that individuals can belong in a great range of places, not limited to relationships.
Also, he does not want other children to ‘grow up’. This is presented through his misinterpretation of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ poem. He says that he wants to ‘catch’ children who ‘start to go off the cliff’, when the poem is actually about the sex. Holden can’t move on from childhood and can’t change his innocent mindset. Holden distains adulthood because of its superficiality and ‘phoniness’.
Instead, these individuals may attain the same sense of belonging outside of relationships, through their connections to other things such as place and culture, or within themselves. Steven Herrick’s ‘The Simple Gift’ and Melina Marchetta’s ‘Looking For Alibrandi’ are two texts in which explores the concept of belonging and how different individuals have different meanings of a sense of belonging. This shows that individuals can find a sense of belonging in a great range of place, not limited to relationships. In The Simple Gift, Steven Herrick both supports and challenges traditional assumptions about belonging. Through the form of a verse novel he supports the idea that all humans seek a sense of belonging, and that without it our lives have little meaning.
Each of these factors plays a significant role in conformity and have their own process. Informational influence is when you conform due to the fact that you believe others are correct in their adjudications. For conformity is when you accept to put your personal feelings or opinions to the side in order for the group to be unified. When a person conforms they become one with a group for it shows the person’s dedication to the group’s standards. “Culture, gender, personality and other factors are believed to have great impact on how people conform themselves in a group settings” (Fiske, 2004).
''What were A levels, then?'' This interrogative wraps up his attitude towards education. The use of the pronoun 'what' shows lack of knowledge and understanding from Rudge which over all concludes his attitudes towards education and lessons as being uninteresting and having an attitude of 'going along with the flow'. The pronoun suggests that Rudge seems to just go along with everything, he questions the purpose of things and his behavior is symptomatic of an apathetic teenager. He doesn’t see why he should bother and he's well aware that it is all some kind of game.
POUDEL KRISHNA “The Golden Rule” is about treating people the way a person likes to be treated. It intends to promote empathy. It is also called the ethic of reciprocity. However, the golden rule is not a guarantee that one will get ideal treatment. This rule is just a hope (possibility) that someday each person will treat everyone else with kindness and will receive kindness from others.
This echoes one of the themes of this novel—adolescent confusion on the way to the adult world and the pain of growing up. As what Holden did before, he alienated himself from the outside phony world so as to protect the inner fragile, confused self. He labelled people around him as phonies and morons but it never downed on him that he was also one of the phonies who would flatter someone on mouth but curse him in heart. He didn’t know what he wanted to get from the adult