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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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Underlying Assumptions
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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Underlying Assumptions
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.