Home Game Belonging Essay
Q.) ‘An individuals interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging.’ -Discuss this view with detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your choosing.
Belonging is a natural force within all individuals; it relies on a sense of connection to place, family, relationships and the world around. Through the interaction with others and the world around, an individual may become enriched or limited in the way in which they belong to a group, community or place. This notion is explored through the texts, the poem St Patricks College By Skrynecki, and the short story ‘Home Game’ by David Bateson.
Human Beings are social animals, we have a fundamental desire to be part of group, and therefore starting a new school can be a challenging task. Cultural differences can set up barriers to belonging, Third person narration within ‘Home Game’ gives …show more content…
Provoked through the use of repetition of the italicised word ‘shoes’ conveys the difficulty the boy has understanding English, ‘he did not understand why shoes was funny.’ Unable to communicate efficiently, places greater pressure on Yang as he faces problems and situations where he is left further isolated and embarrassed due to his lack of understanding. The use of the basic universal communication mechanism of ‘smiling’ is used repetitively to further emphasise yang’s great difficultly to understand English, and furthermore communicate with others. ‘He could not think why he ought to smile for she had not said shoes.’ This in the mind of Yang’s is projected as a very real situation, and displays to the reader that through these cultural barriers Yang has lacked the skills to interact with individuals and the world around him, which has placed a great limitation on his understandings to
Belonging is a natural force within all individuals; it relies on a sense of connection to place, family, relationships and the world around. Through the interaction with others and the world around, an individual may become enriched or limited in the way in which they belong to a group, community or place. This notion is explored through the texts, the poem St Patricks College By Skrynecki, and the short story ‘Home Game’ by David Bateson.
Human Beings are social animals, we have a fundamental desire to be part of group, and therefore starting a new school can be a challenging task. Cultural differences can set up barriers to belonging, Third person narration within ‘Home Game’ gives …show more content…
Provoked through the use of repetition of the italicised word ‘shoes’ conveys the difficulty the boy has understanding English, ‘he did not understand why shoes was funny.’ Unable to communicate efficiently, places greater pressure on Yang as he faces problems and situations where he is left further isolated and embarrassed due to his lack of understanding. The use of the basic universal communication mechanism of ‘smiling’ is used repetitively to further emphasise yang’s great difficultly to understand English, and furthermore communicate with others. ‘He could not think why he ought to smile for she had not said shoes.’ This in the mind of Yang’s is projected as a very real situation, and displays to the reader that through these cultural barriers Yang has lacked the skills to interact with individuals and the world around him, which has placed a great limitation on his understandings to