Belonging is universal, the concept of belonging comes through Friends, family, native culture, or selected groups. A sense of belonging can earn benefits such as having a sense of identity, enrich ourselves, or affinity. If however, we have no yearning to belong, then it can deeply impact on the individual or group through isolation and alienation. It is evident that the sense of belonging Is explored through Peter’s Skyrznecki Immigrant Chronicle: Felik’s Skyrznecki. This poem outlines the concept of kinship of a father- And – son interaction and the transition of belonging due to immigration.
“Zimmer in Grade School” “Those Winter Sundays” The poems “Zimmer in Grade School” and “Those Winter Sundays” have their similarities and differences. Both Paul Zimmer and Robert Hayden wrote each poem from a past experience. In the poem readers see something that they have each gone through in their childhood that has stayed with them through their teen years and adulthood. Zimmer focuses on the fear that he went through in grade school, and Hayden focuses more on the regret and guilt he felt towards his father during his childhood. Though, each situation was different, they remember each moment and every feeling clearly time usage, character usage, point of view, and connecting with readers.
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 defined as acceptance as a natural member or part which provides a secure relationship that therefore fulfils us as human beings. It can vary including belonging in cultures, religions, community, schools and relationships. The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself. You have to belong to yourself before you belong to society. 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.
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.
The slender, “beautiful” women are regarded as influential, successful, and erotic. This being said, it is very much so based on facts and reason, also known as logos, in the aspect that real life is often viewed this way. Throughout Elementary school up to High school, no one wanted to be best friends with “the fat kid”. As the world already knows, girls and women in general seem to stress over their physical appearance and have been especially concerned about weight for many years now. The emotional effect media has on a woman’s mindset, or ethos, could very well send her overboard into what is commonly known as an eating disorder.
Mira Nedd consistently pushes her daughter because she would like for her to be an example to her peers. Ona has ambitions of becoming a professional dancer but in this community dancing is taboo. There is evidence of this in the book when Mrs. Small introduces her class to dance during a lesson about different cultures around the world: “As thought introducing the girls to something illegal, Mrs. Small closed the door to the small arts room. Ignoring the heat from the scorching afternoon sun and the suffocating room, she played the records and enthralled the students.” (Foster, 57). Ona’s wishes are especially not welcome by her mother who frequently warns her of her past and a family curse which revolves around dance and adultery.
Ana is a young woman who is at the beginning of experiencing life. She has strong family values, wants a good future… and is a little overweight. Her mom Carmen, throughout the movie, tells her to lose weight because if she did, she would look good. Ana does not listen to her mom, she loves the way she is, and this is a myth she proved wrong. Her mom continues to remind her how overweight she is and says things like “Look at you!
This would of cause her to emotionally stressed with not being happy where she was living, it would have affected her social growth as well particularly with the type of people she befriended. During her childhood she attended the Royal Ballet School at 9 years of age. This would have contributed to her physical growth and her social growth, because she is learning how to use her muscles to attain the right move, her knowledge of the body would of expanded, she would have made friends at the Ballet School, these friends would have been different to the friends she had where she was living. At this point she became familiar with dancing and her dance teacher could see that that she was special and had a natural talent for dancing. Cheryl was feisty as a child and got into girl fights, could this be because of her upbringing and the area she lived in and the people she was friends with, was this down to nurture?
It is okay to help teach your daughter proper behaviors for when in public (Saying “Yes ma’am, no ma’am”, Being aware of surroundings, not talking with mouth full, dress accordingly etc.) and encourage them to be a little bit competitive. Toddlers and Tiaras is a perfect example of what happens when mothers do not do this, or take it to the extreme. There are 5 year old girls up on stage in provocative outfits meant for women over their twenties. Research show most mothers enter their daughter into this pageant for bragging rights.