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Read the article 'The Self-Hater' and consider/answer the following questions:
- Why might we reject ourselves or hide our true identities from others?
- Identity is more than just sexual orientation. What else contributes to our individuality?
- How can standing out harm/benefit you?
- What would you be willing to sacrifice in order to fit in? And for how long?
- Sometimes we strive to be different from those we are most similar to. Can you suggest a reason for this?
- What circumstances affect how you portray yourself to others? (eg environment, society, etc)
Key Ideas:
- We are constantly redefining the boundaries of who we are – identity is fluid and changes with time and circumstance, but also with our self-confidence and the level of comfort we feel in our own skin.
- We reject those we’re similar to in an effort to make ourselves feel superior, which is strange after spending so long trying to be welcomed into a group.
- Self-loathing is a natural stage on the road to accepting yourself and feeling comfortable.
- Our act of putting on a new face/hiding our true selves can be negatively viewed, even though they are really acts of self-preservation.
- What we see as defining characteristics of our personality (eg sexuality) says as much about us as the groups we aspire to join or and reject…??
Do you agree/disagree with these statements? Discuss.
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Redfern Now and Wild Cat Falling
TASK - compare this supplementary text with the Core text Wild Cat Falling.
- What is similar in the lives of the indigenous in both texts?
- How has time altered the opportunities for Danny compared with the narrator of WCF?
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ADDED are extra pages for the supplementary text Wonder.
Easier to read and includes a link to an interview with the author R.J.Palacio.
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