Identity is the characteristics which determine who a person is as it forms the base of a persons true sense of self. One’s identity is not static, but rather constantly changing and developing. Many elements affect an individual's identity. This idea is displayed throughout the texts To Kill a Mockingbird, Witness and ‘We Are Going'. In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the concept of how family contributes to one’s identity is explored. Another factor that shapes identity is the community around a person which is demonstrated in the film Witness, directed by Peter Weir. The notion of how a group’s culture also shapes a person is portrayed throughout the poem ‘We Are Going’, composed by Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
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One’s identity will be intertwined with the set values and principles of a group due to the need to seek conformity in order to gain protection and acceptance. The idea of community shaping identity is explored in Witness. When Book seeks refuge in the enclosed Amish village, he must suppress his own American values in order to fit in. An example of Book conforming is when he gives away his western attire for clothing which follows the Amish convention of ‘Plainness’. In this scene, Peter Weir uses this change in costuming to show how being in the Amish community has physically impacted his identity by using a long shot to showcase John in the Amish attire. John asks Rachael, “How do I look? I mean, do I look Amish?” This conveys that he is concerned about blending in with the community as changing how he dresses is a reflection of his identity. He continues to follow the mannerisms of the Amish, however eventually breaks character when his own personal values, shaped by American societal beliefs, are infringed. He resorts back to violence to stand up for the Amish, whom he has grown to respect, in order to defend them against harassment from young delinquents. In this scene, a series of Long Shots, Close Ups and Tracking shots were utilised to capture the event and reactions from both opposing societies. An over the shoulder tracking shot of …show more content…
Those who are apart of dissimilar cultures view the world differently. The poem ‘We Are Going’ exhibits the loss of identity and spirituality when Indigenous Australians undergo cultural disinheritance and dispossession. The text has an overbearing melancholy mood which allows the reader to feel the pain of indigenous Australians. It results from the deteriorating sense of tradition and loss of identity. Many cultural terms are incorporated throughout the poem which gives the reader insight into indigenous culture. The aboriginals are described as “subdued and silent” when entering town, the alliteration shows the disregard they feel from the white men which “hurry about like ants” on the place of their old bora ground. A simile used to represent the white men conveys the aboriginals views of them. The reader can sense that the men do not belong there as ants are often considered pests which take over regions in large numbers. In this case they have laid claim on the sacred land of the aboriginals affecting their relationship with it. Noonuccal has utilised metaphors to collate the Aboriginals to the sacred items which define
An individual’s family influences …show more content…
One’s identity will be intertwined with the set values and principles of a group due to the need to seek conformity in order to gain protection and acceptance. The idea of community shaping identity is explored in Witness. When Book seeks refuge in the enclosed Amish village, he must suppress his own American values in order to fit in. An example of Book conforming is when he gives away his western attire for clothing which follows the Amish convention of ‘Plainness’. In this scene, Peter Weir uses this change in costuming to show how being in the Amish community has physically impacted his identity by using a long shot to showcase John in the Amish attire. John asks Rachael, “How do I look? I mean, do I look Amish?” This conveys that he is concerned about blending in with the community as changing how he dresses is a reflection of his identity. He continues to follow the mannerisms of the Amish, however eventually breaks character when his own personal values, shaped by American societal beliefs, are infringed. He resorts back to violence to stand up for the Amish, whom he has grown to respect, in order to defend them against harassment from young delinquents. In this scene, a series of Long Shots, Close Ups and Tracking shots were utilised to capture the event and reactions from both opposing societies. An over the shoulder tracking shot of …show more content…
Those who are apart of dissimilar cultures view the world differently. The poem ‘We Are Going’ exhibits the loss of identity and spirituality when Indigenous Australians undergo cultural disinheritance and dispossession. The text has an overbearing melancholy mood which allows the reader to feel the pain of indigenous Australians. It results from the deteriorating sense of tradition and loss of identity. Many cultural terms are incorporated throughout the poem which gives the reader insight into indigenous culture. The aboriginals are described as “subdued and silent” when entering town, the alliteration shows the disregard they feel from the white men which “hurry about like ants” on the place of their old bora ground. A simile used to represent the white men conveys the aboriginals views of them. The reader can sense that the men do not belong there as ants are often considered pests which take over regions in large numbers. In this case they have laid claim on the sacred land of the aboriginals affecting their relationship with it. Noonuccal has utilised metaphors to collate the Aboriginals to the sacred items which define