Sense of Belonging Vivek

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Assignment 2Belonging

By Vivek Raveenthiran


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o Heat and Dust

o Old Dogs

o Home


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Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1975)

Heat and Dust is a novel which tells the tales of two

young British women, Olivia and the narrator, who lived

in India during different times.


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Released in 2010

Dan Rayburn and Charlie Reed are best friends and co-owners of a successful sports

marketing firm. Seven years prior, Dan, recently divorced, married Vicki after being

whisked away by Charlie for a tropical vacation. The wedding, however, is short lived.

.I have to confess,, Ive always been a little awkward around

children.


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Another summer dayHas come and gone awayIn Paris and RomeBut I wanna go homeMmmmmmmm

May be surrounded byA million people IStill feel all aloneI just wanna go homeOh, I miss you, you know

And Ive been keeping all theletters that I wrote to youEach one a line or twoIm fine baby, how are you?Well I would send them but Iknow that its just not enoughMy words were cold and flatAnd you deserve more thanthat

Another aeroplaneAnother sunny placeIm lucky, I knowBut I wanna go homeMmmm, Ive got to go home

Let me go homeIm just too far from where you areI wanna come home

And I feel just like Im livingsomeone elses lifeIts like I just stepped outsideWhen everything was going rightAnd I know just why you could notCome along with me

'Cause this was not your dreamBut you always believed in me

Another winter day has comeAnd gone awayIn even Paris and RomeAnd I wanna go homeLet me go home

And Im surrounded byA million people IStill feel all aloneOh, let me go home

Oh, I miss you, you know

Let me go homeIve had my runBaby, Im doneI gotta go homeLet me go homeIt will all be all rightIll be home tonight

Im coming back home


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Heat and dust Old dogs Home

Loneliness Loneliness Loneliness

Acceptance by community Acceptance by family Acceptanceby lover

Comparison


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Loneliness

Olivia feels lonely and displaced in India, neither fitting in with the

locals nor the British officers and their wives.

to have someone feel the same way as herself; she hadnt so far met

anyone in India who did. Not even her Douglas.

..all she does everydayplaying the piano and reads some books.


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Loneliness around loved ones

There is a sense of loneliness in Dan due to his short lived marriage 7 years ago. What

makes thing worse is that his friend , Charlie uses this story as a regular joke.

.is the only guy I know thats been divorced in a 24 hour period

So he wrote a letter to his ex wife

.12- page single spaced letter from the father of my kids..


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Loneliness

The singer feels lonely, unloved, and out of place among a crowd of strangers.

May be surrounded by a million I still feel all alone

Another aeroplane, another sunny place, Im lucky, I know, but I wanna

go home

let me go home


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Acceptance in a foreign country

The narrator is accepted by India, eventually blending into the

Indian community and culture.

we are part of the town, part of peoples lives here, and have

been completely accepted.

no longer change into nightie but sleep like an Indian woman, in

a sari.

..work hard at hindi and have conversation with people


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Acceptance

The twins have accepted Dan as their father and also accepted

Charlie as their uncle after spending time together for two weeks.

its like we have two dads!

Vicki accepts Dan and gives him a change to be close with the kids.

My kids are already 7 So, I thought, maybe its time.they got to know who is

their father


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Acceptance by Love

The singer loves his partner very much, and is always thinking of her.

Ive been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you

you deserve more than that

And Im surrounded by million peoplestill feel alone

Oh, I miss you, you know...

I


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Underlying Assumptions

There have not changed for the better in India after 50 years

There is no advancement in the country.

Woman was. disposable.

the hospital is overcrowdedfood served.for those...who are completely

destitute

People are opportunists

The Nawab advantage of Olivias weakness and her attachment to him to gain revenge over

the British.

Olivia something weak and rotten The Nawab had found out and used to his advantage


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Lessons Learnt

Independence does not ensure the progress of a

country especially when it dont have a capable

leader.

Empathy, understandingand loyalty are needed to

avoid a disastrous relationship.


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We must convey love to the children and must show them good examples to them

Emily thinks her father as a hero in her lifeHe tries to win her heart by acting as a king as she always thought him as a hero.

..oh, King Fontana, I do admire a proper gentleman

Love between family and friends

Dans although busy with his business, but he tries his best to take care of his twin kidsCharlie who is only a close friend of Dan lets Dan and his kids to stay in his house. Healso play his role to take care the children by attending a camping with them.

..lets play this Frisbee game for our kids..


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Lessons Learnt

Children need their families love.

Make sure that the relationship between a father and a child

does not destroy.


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Distance makes the heart grow fonder

.. And Ive been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you

Each one a line or two

Distance cannot prevent one from loving another

Let me go home..

..Im just too far from where you are

..I wanna come home..


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True love cannot be separated

The separation between lovers is hard, but it strengthens the bond between them. Bymaking them wish to be together, they will cherish the times they had together

Lessons Learnt


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Juxtaposition / Parallelism

The stories of the two women are told with the similar experiences placed together.

It emphasises the comparison between Olivia and the narrator.

Telling the story through the perspective of a diary

The novel is told through the memoirs of the narrator and her interpretation of

Olivias story as she reads it from her letters to Marcia.

This gives the reader a glimpse into the narrators thoughts.

We never find out the narrators name throughout the entire novel.


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Flashback

The flashback technique is used in OLD DOGS to relate the story and to improve

the continuity of the film.

ok, you guys want to hear the greatest Dan Rayburn story ever?

Humour

Humour is used in the movie because it is mainly a comedy.

he said, free man, but he wrote freemont and now it will be on his chest

forever..


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Symbolism

Another summer day has come and gone away

Another winter day has come and gone away.Summer and winter are representative of the time that has passed.

Conversational style

I wanna go home

Itll be alright, Ill be home tonight

It sounds more like a personal song, from a man to his lover far away.


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Conclusion

What all three texts have in common is that there is a sense of belonging andalso non-belonging in all levels of society, family, friends, peers, and

community.

All three texts talk about the loneliness of those who do not belong.

This drives them to do bold things. Some choose to change and adapt to

the crowd, and others choose to challenge these conventions.

Above all these, there is one common

message which unites the entire theme

of the presentation:


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The end

. Thank you

Be caring and love your family

Learn to love others and they in turn, will learn

to love you.

Sense of Belonging Vivek

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