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The Sidewalk Bleeding: A Sense Of Belonging

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Krish Prasad AS 90852 To have a sense of belonging, is as important to us as humans as we need social interactions, without belonging we would be like a man in solitary confinement. To belong, you don’t have to be blood-related. Belonging means that you fit in, you feel safe, you feel comfortable, you feel protected and it also means that you don’t feel unwanted. The Blind Side, The Last spin, The Outsiders and On The Sidewalk Bleeding are texts that portray the theme of belonging, written and directed by John Lee Hancock, Evan Hunter, and S.E Hinton. In this film The Blind Side, the character used to show belonging is Michael Oher He belonged to hurt village, but he didn’t want to because of what kids his age were doing. They were into gang activity and he knew it wasn’t his lifestyle. His mother said “he’s a runner” The reason he was running was that he felt he didn’t belong that society, he …show more content…

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