An individual’s identity is shaped by the way they perceive their connections with others and the world around them is a way of talking about how certain people can belong with others based on their life experiences.
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I believe that an individuals identity is shaped by the way they perceive the connections with others and the world around them is a true and valid statement. if a child is brought up in a household with poor living conditions and poor parental guidance then that child will likely grow up and live a similar lifestyle. However, in my view if you put that same child at birth into a …show more content…
If a child is neglected and does not have a connection with the parent, then this will most likely shape the child to be quite self sufficient but not feel as though they have a supportive family. This being said everyone should be able to find themselves. This is shown in the film “the rabbit proof fence” when at the beginning of the film Molly is being taught how to hunt and is becoming a woman in her tribe. This is an excellent example of parental guidance as when Molly was being taught these skills the film had significant shots of her smiling and laughing with the rest of her tribe clearly showing that she was enjoying her traditional …show more content…
Through ones’ teenage years’ friends play a vital role in forming an element of trust and figuring out how to engage with people around them. An example of this is if a person gets betrayed by a friend then this will awaken them on who to trust and make them think twice about the connections that they have with others around them. This is shown in the film “The Rabbit Proof Fence” when daisy trusts the word of the aboriginal man who tells them to head to the train station and molly recognizes that it is a trap and tries to persuade daisy to come with her and Gracie. However, Daisy does not listen and is be traded. This of course is an extreme example but the theme is still