The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers explores the life of a twelve- year- old girl named Frankie. The book illustrates Frankie’s attempts to fight loneliness and how she gains maturity with each attempt. The book explores several themes that are related to an average teenage life. Through her use of language, McCullers reveals that the desire to belong is driven by one’s motivation to forge ties with something outside of her in order to establish a strong sense of existence and a clear understanding of who she is, which will fulfill and shape her life in a mature way that will make her feel satisfied. McCullers’s use of imagery shows Frankie’s satisfaction towards her surroundings as she transitions from not belonging to belonging something. For example, at the beginning of the novel, McCullers writes, “Or after the pale spring twilights, with the smell of dust and flowers sweet and bitter in the air, evenings of lighted windows and… a jazz sadness quivered her nerves and her heart stiffened and almost stopped” (25). The phrases “smell of dust” and “flowers sweet and bitter in the air” show that Frankie feels pessimistic about her surroundings. She describes the flowers as sweet and bitter, which emphasizes Frankie’s indecision about whether flowers are sweet or bitter because the words “sweet” and “bitter” don’t fit together. The reason for having a pessimistic opinion about her surrounding is that she might not have recognized her desire to belong or a motivation to achieve something. Later in the story, when Frankie realizes that her reason for her negative behavior has been the desire to belong, McCullers states, “The lavender sky had at last grown dark and there was slanted starlight and twisted shade. Her heart... ... middle of paper ... ... life as she knows what she is going to do. This signifies that the desire to belong is driven by one’s motivation to forge ties outside of her. Through an effective use of language, McCullers is able to reveal that the desire to belong is driven by one’s motivation to forge ties with something outside of themselves in order to establish a strong sense of existence and a clear understanding of who they are, which will fulfill and shape an individual in a mature way that will make them feel satisfied. Due to her various use of language, McCullers conveys the true nature of the conflict that Frankie is experiencing, which strengthens the clarity of the writing. In addition, McCullers’s work has answered questions that an individual has in her teenage years. All writers should take inspiration from McCullers’s work for conveying such a good analysis of human nature.
Ultimately, belonging is not simply a state of security and acceptance, but also involves fear, insecurity, conflict and exclusion. Through Arthur Miller’s exploration of this paradoxical nature of belonging, we see the importance and necessity of belonging to oneself, even if this means exclusion from the community.
...approval by their family and the people around are considered as the most common trend between teenagers around the world and are used throughout the novel. Josephine was first introduced to the reading knowing that she was unsure of her identity and how she was searching for acceptance from her grandmother due to her illegitimacy. Marchetta created Josephine’s characteristic as one that the readers can truly understand and allow them to be able to feel a connection and a relation between the characters in the novel and themselves; it can make them realize that this is a social issues that each generation of teenagers face on a daily basis. The characters in the novel accompanied by the themes such as stereotypes and social statuses supported the author’s idea of creating a novel in which comment on the social issues and reflect reality within the novel.
To belong is an inanimate desire to be respected and to respect those whom you want to be with through association of similar values. To feel a sense of belonging is to feel loved for our entirety or to be loved due to and aspect of your person that is common with those you who belong as one. An individual has the capacity to belong to people, physical places or ideas. Baz Buhrmann’s film “Strictly Ballroom” explores the concept of belonging, to the subculture of Ballroom dancing, through the non-conformist antagonist Scott Hastings and his inexperienced partner, the daughter of a Spanish migrant family. The Picture Book “The Rabbits” by John Marsden and Shaun Tan, confronts belonging through clashing cultures, disrespect of different beliefs and loss of identity.
The Wedding Singer was put on by the Ole Miss Theatre Department on November 11, 2016. It took place in Fulton Chapel on the Ole Miss campus and featured a very talented cast of Ole Miss students. Rene Pulliam was the director and Kate Prendergast was the choreographer for this musical. The play was dynamic and engaging. From the acting, to the set, to the energy of the cast, The Wedding Singer was a lively musical that left the viewer feeling excited and spirited.
Receiving a 6.8/10 from critic reviews, Bridesmaids successfully won 24 awards and was nominated for a total of 66, including 2 Oscar Awards, as stated by IMDb. It was written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo and released to the public on May 13, 2011 (IMDb). Being an all female cast, under the production of Apatow and directed by Paul Feig, Bridesmaids was labeled as a raunchy comedy/romance, whereas, a movie such as The Hangover with a similar story line played by all guys was not considered raunchy, instead, it was common in Hollywood Films.
Carson McCullers wrote an extraordinary novel called, The Member of the Wedding. This novel shows real life situations to a teenager's mind. Frankie hated the town she lived, and hated living with her father. She wanted to explore the world at the age of twelve. Finally, after all of the obstacles she went through, she realized that family is exactly what she needed in her life at that moment. Although some teenager may not understand, family is one of the most important things that anyone will ever have in their life.
Therefore, analysis of ‘The Simple Gift’ and ‘The River that wasn’t ours’ reveals belonging as an essential aspect to the human condition. One can feel connections to people and place through the varied nature of belonging. However, the consequences of not belonging can be detrimental to the individual or group and can result in feelings of displacement and distress.
Whether a warning to or a reflection on society, the book stimulates thought and forces the reader to look inward at his or her own...
Muriel’s Wedding Desperate for acceptance and a loving husband, Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) armed with $12,000 stolen from her lifeless family embarks on a life-altering journey. Together, with her new-found friend, Rhonda Epinstalk (Rachel Griffiths) Muriel endures the ups and downs of being the opposite of a feminine, popular woman. Porpoise Spit—a small Australian suburban town near the sea that is built upon 90s stereotypes. The typical supressed housewife, the strong, independent husband and their children that are prime examples of stereotypical lazy, Australian bogans.
In the article Arranging a Marriage in India, Serena Nanda, a professor of Anthropology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, writes about what she learned about arranged marriages in India from interviewing informants and participating in arranging a marriage herself. Nanda brought in some American biases about how marriage and love are “supposed” to work. She initially had trouble accepting why someone would want or let another arrange their marriage instead of seeking a partner themselves. Nanda’s difficulty understanding arranged marriages, is a result of having grown up in a culture that leaves such decisions to the individual. Furthermore, if the quotes given in the article are an indication, Nanda let her biases influence her conduct
Today, India is the second most populous country in the world and in 2050 this country – continent should overtake the giant Chinese and to be the largest society in the world with more than 1,6 billion of people. In India, more than 15 million marriages take place each year.
The growing flowers are said to be “all Dizzy/ Gillespie with the utter/ sufficiency of everything” (23-25). This metaphor uses the flowers as a tenor and Dizzy Gillespie as the vehicle. Dizzy Gillespie was a phenomenal trumpeter in the twentieth century, who invented be-bop and brought it to popularity among the musical community. While performing he was always fully present with sound and personality. This metaphor explains how the flowers have everything sufficiently present to become successful plants. The most used figurative language in this poem is the act of personifying nature, where the vehicle of the metaphor is human characteristics. This is evident through “The grass is under the same/ simple-minded impression,” with the grass being the tenor (3-4). The mindset of the grass shows that it has not been exposed to the complex nature of reality. This is beneficial for “it feels so good” for them to be in the world with innocence, rather than living in an unsheltered world, which could lead to worries about events to come (7). Next, “They don’t imagine lawn/ mowers, the four stomachs/ of the cows” (26-28). As the flowers think of these circumstances, it makes one think of them as living, breathing creatures rather than concrete objects. As the flowers imagine this detrimental event, it shows that they have fears just as
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Almost every culture around the world have the idea of bringing together households in marriage. In the United States, this a coupling of two people who will start a life on their own. In India, a marriage is more than two people falling and love and getting married. Family, religion and casts play a role for the future bride and groom. The Indian culture’s weddings have different traditions when it comes to proposals, ring traditions and ceremonies not only for the couple but for the families as well.
Marriage: It’s one of the most desired systems on the planet, yet it is still one of the most misunderstood ideas known to mankind. The definition of being in matrimony has evolved with time, and through the years society has been seemingly reluctant to such changes. From the end of anti-miscegenation laws to the legalization of interracial marriage, society has grown to understand the importance the choice of getting married has on the individual. As of now, the right of matrimony is given to all but one group of Americans.