Romulus My Father (2 Viewers)

[Alice.e.]

Re: Belonging - Romulu, My Father Question

Bees?
There is the symbolism of the rabbit (birth and rewnewing) when Raimond has his ephiny about how Australia isn't that bad. Page 60-61
Alice

 

[☆]

Re: Belonging - Romulu, My Father Question

the bees can also symbolise Romulus's generosity since he cares for them even though they are the tiniest, insignicant creatures.

 

[dangerous11]

Romulus My Father. Written Techniques

hello,
have any of you researched or found anything regarding the techniques Raimond Gaita used in Romulus..?

thanks heaps =)

 

[ah.sport]

Re: Romulus My Father. Written Techniques

indeed
Gaita uses all the techniques that most writers use.
ie, metaphor, simile, personification, juxtaposition, etc
they aren't hard to find in the book

 

[Cinnamonster]

Re: Romulus My Father. Written Techniques

He uses a hell of a lot of descriptive language, metaphors, symbolism (especially the tree at the start of the book) and personification.
I found the descriptive language one of the most effective techniques.
Metaphors and symbolism are also highly important.

 

[dragonwren]

Romulus, My Father - Belonging quotes?

Does anyone have any belonging quotes from the book Romulus, My Father? I need help...

cheers =]

 

[gibbo153]

Re: Romulus, My Father - Belonging quotes?

Does anyone have any belonging quotes from the book Romulus, My Father? I need help...

cheers =]

"darrrrrrrrrrrrrrren wong wong darren chan

darren mathew tao with a little bit of kelvin chao

darren darren david darren mathew brendan chuckfong yee

david darren matthew qui qui

diva mathew kelvin brendan kevin ronald david chan"


thats my favourite quote

 

[Lukybear]

Re: Romulus, My Father - Belonging quotes?

I thought the Bee was a reference to scene at the beginng of the movie. It's symbolic for life as Romulus brings the bees to life, and alludes to a brand new beginng.

Yea i know, i dont get how it relates to belonging, i dont get the whole movie of how it relates to belonging.

 

[Lukybear]

Re: Belonging - Romulu, My Father Question

I think the bees symbolise redemption and hope. I can't find the correct section in the book but in the movie it seems related to Raimond's upbringing. Despite all of the tragedies he goes through, and the outlook we expect he would have he still succeeds in life. Like how Romulus 'resurrects' the bees with light Raimond can continue living and appreciating life because of the relationship he shares with his father. This bond remains Raimonds leaning post, a symbol of redemption and hope, a light at the end of the tunnel kind of thing that carries him through great suffering.

Thats fantastic, but how does it relate to beloning?

 

[dragonwren]

Re: Romulus, My Father - Belonging quotes?

"darrrrrrrrrrrrrrren wong wong darren chan

darren mathew tao with a little bit of kelvin chao

darren darren david darren mathew brendan chuckfong yee

david darren matthew qui qui

diva mathew kelvin brendan kevin ronald david chan"


thats my favourite quote

LOL well mines:

bennnnny g g g ben ten ten ben hutton

gibby gib gibbo hobo

with a lil bit of nabil nabz nabby gibson jamesy aaron kammy oldknow

 

[gibbo153]

Re: Romulus, My Father - Belonging quotes?

LOL well mines:

bennnnny g g g ben ten ten ben hutton

gibby gib gibbo hobo

with a lil bit of nabil nabz nabby gibson jamesy aaron kammy oldknow

very nice work

darren chan, ophelia lam, you'll feel my what? your daniel than

matthew tao, chairman mao, susanna lau, with some darren zhou

qui qui ren, cecil chen, darren darren chan and some kelvin ren

dis goes out to my AZN bro's and to all yo' Maggie Lo's

 

[adidasyeah]

Re: Poem linking to Romulus, My Father

HI, i dont know if im late but...

Bruce Dawe's poem"The Family Man" is about the father/persona who commits suicide because he choses not to belong. The cost of his superficial sense of belonging puts all he has to waste.

It's a pretty short poem, so check it out : )

 

[ayix80]

I found a really great study manual written in 2008 for this year's coming HSC. In the area of Belonging. It is really detailed.

Written by G. Hooper, some experienced teacher.

I really liked how many resources it had. I have to go read them but I don't have to try and think of a million things.

It didn't have a timeline, but it does summarise the plot.

It also has a glossary, background notes, exam style question (with guide on how to answer), area of study notes and references. (You can probably tell I'm writing whats on the front, I just skimmed the summary and the background. I'll read the rest if I have to later.)

So if anyone out there has to study this book (NOT MOVIE) then they shoudl look at this studyguide. It's cool. I put the webaddress on the trackbacks thing. But in case it doesn't come up the address was :
www.nisi.com.au

 

[ayix80]

Hey people, found a timeline for Romulus My Father.

Romulus My Father Timeline

Really good!

 

[LEEESHA]

'Romulus, My Father' Question

Gaita's philosophical reflection on personality and character highlight attributes that are valued in relation to belonging to a society. How is this reflected in the characters in the memoir? Why are these two words emphasised in italics? (pg 102-104


I'm having a little trouble answering this question, especially because i can't really understand the difference, or i guess attributes, of personality and character. Can anyone help me please?

 

[LEEESHA]

Re: Poem linking to Romulus, My Father

'Son of Mine' by Oodgeroo Noonuccal

I can give you some notes on it if you would like, i have a quick analysis on it with the techniques mostly. Msg me if you're interested.

 

[yxs]

Romulus, My Father- Thesis

Hi Guy!

Sorry, I'm having a little trouble coming up with a great thesis for Romulus, My Father..! My other 2 related texts are Chocolat and an interview with Li Cunxin, author of Mao's Last Dancer.

In my Extended response, I wanted to develop a thesis about how someone's cultural or social upbringings shape and influence their perspectives and attitudes towards certain things...but I'm struggling to come up with a 1 sentence thesis which sounds good!

If anyone has any suggestions, I would be really grateful!

Thanks guys in advance=]!

 

[kaz1]

Romulus, My Father Study Guide

I found a study guide for Romulus, My Father. It's for the movie and it is designed for the VCE but I still found it pretty useful.

www.villagecinemas.com.au/images/studyguides/Romulus My Father.pdf

 

[Fenwickinho]

Belonging - Romulus, My Father

Hey guys,

Does anyone have a "Romulus, My Father" chapter/detailed summary? I'm desperately cramming in school work before school starts and I don't exactly have the time to make a summary (loads of other work, and I've been moving house!)

It would be VERY much appreciated if someone knows of/has a summary which I could have!

Fenwickinho

 

[Fenwickinho]

Re: Belonging - Romulus, My Father

Anyone .. ? Any kind of summary would be useful & very much appreciated!