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"fire in their hearts" is a metaphor to keep being themselves and being who they are, they also have hope and being encouraged throughout having race as a barrier

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Isis says that "any of the differences I had to other kids I put down as a quirk"

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Isis says that "any of the differences I had to other kids I put down as a quirk"

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On the first page, last paragraph Holly already has a tough childhood because being part of the LGBTQIA+ community wasn't "normal" and not many people accepted it

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"It was better if you didn't actually look like a lesbian" which shows that even with the world being more progressive at that time you still had to conform to societies standards of what a lesbian "looked like" and make yourself "fit in" with people that discriminate you

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In Freedom of Heart, Holly feels confined or restricted from coming out because "Balmain boys don't cry", and that is a metaphor for the stereotypical place she lived in so she was expected to be like every other straight girl in the town.

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In Freedom of Heart, Holly is in denial of her sexuality and is trying to deny it by convincing herself she only likes boys in the 4th paragraph. Although this is not rejecting culture, it is similar because she is rejecting her identity.

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Negative Connotation of being different 

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Negative Connotation of being different 

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There isn't a lot of disability awareness Isis says "I hadn't encounter disabilities much" which shows that there isn't enough awareness.

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There isn't a lot of disability awareness Isis says "I hadn't encounter disabilities much" which shows that there isn't enough awareness.

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by rejecting chinese culture amy also rejects her grandfather. Her grandfather was depicted to contrast amy greatly. where she can barely speak chinese, her grandfather doesn't know much english. She rejects chinese culture, but her grandfather spends a lot of time writing chinese poetry. Because her culture and her grandfather are so tied together, by refusing to participate in chinese culture makes a large part of his identity inaccessible to her, separating them further.

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Adapting oneself to the world

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Shannon lived "on the outskirts of Bankstown, which, at the time, was a very Anglo-Saxon area" and she and her family felt to confined to themselves because growing up Shannon lived in a very white Christian area.

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Shannon constantly refers in the second paragraph to grass and dillybags. This is a metaphor about the traditional bags made by her culture (Indigenous Australian) that she is unaware of.

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Feeling of uncontrollable seperation from others 

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Feeling of uncontrollable seperation from others 

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the dad is a big part of shannons life and helps her through the racial barrier

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her dad is a very important part of her childhood and life.

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amy doesn't learn chinese because she doesn't consider it important enough, but it is part of her culture.

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"Dad would say that we are salt water people..."

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"Dad would say that we are salt water people..."

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Her dad tells her "the land can and will provide everything you need without exception"

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Her dad tells her "the land can and will provide everything you need without exception"

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The importance of family members in connection to culture

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The importance of family members in connection to culture

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Not recognising a separate/distinct culture

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Not recognising a separate/distinct culture

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juxtaposed to the title of the story

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Amy doesn't want to learn Chinese because she thinks that it isn't important even though it is part of her culture.

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Kirsty said "We felt we were trapped - in this new country"

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Feeling of confinement

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Kirsty's dad can't get a job because he is a "coloured man"

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Kirsty's dad can't get a job because he is a "coloured man"

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The Relative Advantages of Learning my Language

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The Relative Advantages of Learning my Language

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Which big ideas connect the stories from our 5 different collections?

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Which big ideas connect the stories from our 5 different collections?

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Add ideas in a green post and connect them to the names of the stories. You can add specific examples or evidence from the stories as you notice them, in a blue post.