English Short Story on Belonging

Belonging means different things to different people. The most common definition is feeling a sense of connectedness to a person, place or thing. Understanding nourishes belonging while a lack of understanding can prevent people from belonging. This is shown through Peter Skrzynecki’s poem ‘Migrant hostel’ which is about the challenges faced by travelers on their journey, and the hardships they have to overcome by exchanging their old world for the unfamiliar and unwelcoming new world in which they don’t understand anything. Skrzynecki’s poem ‘Feliks Skryznecki’ explores a relationship between father and son, and their contrasting experiences of belonging to a new place. The related text, ‘The Red Tree,’ by Shaun Tan also shows that a lack

It is a well-known fact that belonging to a group can make an individual feel not only accepted, but more powerful that if they were on their own. Whether it is a community, youth group or even religion, belonging is an everyday occurrence of like that many of us do not even realise. Belonging to a group is more influential than belonging to an individual. We can see this in the texts The Crucible by Arthur Miller, 1984 by George Orwell and the listening task. Belonging to a group can give you a feeling of acceptance, but also can help you not to be targeted or marginalised. Also, people who appear to belong to groups, when looked at closer, in truth do not belong. Belonging to a group can also give you more power as a

Explore how this is evident in you prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing.

I shuffled past the growing number of people with great impulse. Soon I would have been trapped in the mass of tourism around me, something I was hoping to avoid. Big Ben had been one of the things I had wanted to see most of all, but after two hours of standing on the tips of my toes to see past those taller than me, I realized my feet needed a break.

Communications with children or a young person will be different depending on their age, you would not speak to a 4 year old in the same way as say an 11 year old, for example. You need to adjust your choice of words and expressions so a young child child can understand what is being said to them. Younger children who have just started school or children who are new to the school will most probably need lots more reassurance so we must ensure we are always approachable and aware of these children to help them settle happily in to their new environment. It may be that they wish to hold our hand at playtime or stay close to feel secure in their new environment but these small exchanges will hopefully encourage a trusting relationship between

-Essay: 1300- 1500 words. ‘A sense of belonging is never permanent.’ Discuss in relation to TWO poems and TWO pieces of related texts.

“We belong … like fish in water. We’re in our environment.” This quote from the New York Times shows the perception of belonging as the idea about connecting to a place, person, group or a community. 'Feliks Skrzynecki' by Peter Skrzynecki, 'I'm nobody! Who are you?' by Emily Dickinson and 'The Rabbits' by John Marsden & Shaun Tan show the concept of belonging as being contrasted towards the New York Times quote, showing the alienation and non-existent connection towards it. These texts have furthered my understanding on the perceptions of belonging by recognising the different concepts of connection to people, places and things.

"Guishugan" referred to the sense of belonging for a person in Chinese language, and for me in the childhood, the tiny television screen with Hollywood movies was the only thing that I could capture a bit of ascription. By watching those dynamic teenagers who shine like the brightest diamonds of the world in the shows of American high schools, I was dazzled by their uniquenesses and ashamed for myself because my poor ability of self-recognition. I excused myself for the reason that I lived in a nation where distinctive qualities weren't encouraged, yet there's nothing to worry out, I suppose, everything would be just as same as the movie portrayed once I land on the solid earth of the United States, like those heroines, the process of discovering

He was confused to why he heard knocking if no one was there, and he began

The concept of belonging is essential. To belong is to form a connection which will allow a sense of identity, without this we lose our humanity; however, conformity is in a sense a facade of belonging, as it restrains our freedom and forces us to only mimic. My studied texts show how society demands us to conform, yet conformity prevents a sense of true identity being ever created.

“Freedom isn’t free,” William said. “Freedom and individual responsibility require hard work. Some people are willing to give up their freedom in exchange for nanny state liberalism. That’s where this nation was once heading before we turned things around. Here in this barn right now you have people exercising their freedom to choose to be a part of a community. In Canada, the government makes that choice for you. So, you have to ask yourself, would you rather live free, or supplicate yourself to a system that places no value on the

I must start off my informing you that I will not introduce myself. I will not tell you my name. I will not give you any hints regarding my identity. Therefore, if you have an issue with these and strongly believe that I should reveal myself, I suggest you close this book immediately and walk away, as I have no intention of doing so.

I slowly opened the door and stepped inside hearing a gasp from the other room.

The need to belong in an integral part of the human psyche. All people, on some level, desire to feel a sense of belonging that will emerge from the connections made with people, places, groups, communities and the larger world. Belonging cannot be achieved without an understanding of oneself and their surroundings.

It’s not like I couldn’t make friends if I tried, but everyone avoids me. I feel like everyone looks at me and thinks ‘Run away, poor, overworked, immigrant!’ I’ve gotten used to it though. It’s just a part of my day. And, besides, I’ve got more important problems to worry about. Like the rent that never goes away, and the bills that just keep coming.