An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging
Good morning/afternoon Ms Collett and class,
What if you woke up one day to find that you were someone other than whom you thought you were? That the life you have was never meant to be yours.
The need to belong is a primal necessity, without its individuals no longer feel connected to humanity and experience a limited sense of belonging. The Other Son (2012) is a film written by French director Lorraine Levy, is the story of two young men from conflicting religions that discover they are switched at birth. Joseph Silberg, who has been raised since birth by Israeli parents, discovers that he is actually not his parent’s son, but switched at birth with Yacine Al Bezaaz, a boy from West Bank born and raised by a Palestinian family. Throughout the course of the film we watch as the characters reflect upon their interactions with others and our constantly evolving identities.
In our interactions we often forget that humans are fallible beings who simply desire to belong. In The Other Son, both Yacine and Joseph feel as though they have lost the sense of who they are and where they belong. The security they had
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The Other Son explores how easy it is for us to become disconnected with humanity and that as individuals our identities are enriched through experiences. The text reminds us of the essential connections between the fundamental things that humans need. It provides insight that is often lost in today’s society and its reflection on a conflict which affects millions of people today in Israel today. A conflict brought on by one religions desire to have a homeland and another’s loss of its homeland. As author Wallace Stegner once said “Home is a notion that only the homeless fully appreciate and only the uprooted comprehend”. Thank you for