8A's Sticks & Stones Padlet by Shannon IRWIN

Identity - How does this shift?

shannonirwin — 2024-02-18 22:15:12 UTC

How important is his name to his identity?

shannonirwin — 2024-02-18 22:15:45 UTC

What do the slurs show about how others see him or the environment he's in?

shannonirwin — 2024-02-18 22:16:01 UTC

Where does he belong? Beginning - Middle - End

shannonirwin — 2024-02-18 22:16:17 UTC

How is his name to his identity

2024-02-18 22:22:07 UTC

Slurs

ldavis28_11 — 2024-02-18 22:22:49 UTC

The slurs that his friends call him demonstrate how they only see him as "Black" or "Indian" and not as the person he is. They see him only as the negative connotations enforced to him and his race, overlooking the fact that just like them, Sunil is still a person. It also shows how people hyper fixate on what they want to see, in this case race, only able to view what they believe are mistakes and imperfections, unable to see him for himself. This shows observer bias, only searching for what they believe is true and ignoring the aspects that directly contradict their belief.

xbell28 — 2024-02-18 22:23:03 UTC

sunil at first does not want to accept that he has an indian heritage even though he wants to be an australian with white skin

Where does he belong in the, beginning, middle and end.

orazzi28 — 2024-02-18 22:24:10 UTC

In the beginning of the story, Sunil started to recognize the fact that his name was different and that he would be bullied for it. It wasn't bad at first but towards the middle of the story it got worse. Students at school call him racial slurs, this has a bad impact on his mental health. In the middle Sunil is in a really dark place and is questioning whether he should change his name to Neill. After a meaningful talk with his Mother, he accepts the fact that his name is different and views it as a good thing. He finds the significance in his name and comes to terms with it.

"I didn't worry so much about my name anymore, no matter how people said it I didn't wince". This relates to the end.

"I just want to fit in" This relates to the middle of the story when Sunil wants to change his name.

2024-02-18 22:25:35 UTC

The slurs from the bullies at school, represent that they may not see him as a person. This is because they do not treat him like he has feelings, and they do not see him as a equal.

2024-02-18 22:26:36 UTC

Sunil accepts his name and heritage and becomes proud of it because of the meaning of his name. It inspires him to wear it despite all the abuse he has recieved.

racial quote

2024-02-18 22:29:56 UTC

"dirty black Barstad"

"darkie"

How his name changes

2024-02-18 22:32:27 UTC

at the start of the story Sunil believes that his name is whats holding him back from being accepted in the pridomantly white austarlian society of 1982. When his motherfinds out his new name she is dissapointed and claims that his name has roots with a god. This shifts his perspective and causes him to finally accepted his identity

How does Sunil see his identity? How does it shift?

2024-02-18 22:33:01 UTC

In the beginning of the story 'Sticks & Stones', Sunil lives in Australia and is in a racist environment, having kids calling him racial slurs for being Indian. Sunil is influenced by the kids, and doesn't want to accept his culture because of the kids being abusive of his heritage. This causes Sunil to try and 'wash the black off him', but is not successful. He questions why he is the only one of his friends with and Indian name and tries to change it. This makes him ask his mum why he has an Indian name and she fails to give a good response or reason.

2024-02-18 22:33:38 UTC

Sunil is ashamed that he is Indian and does not accept his Indian name because it is different to the other kids. He believed his name is silly and hard to pronounce, so he tried to change it and have a more "normal" Australian name. However, when his mother found out about his "new name", he was forced to confess his feelings towards his real name: "I hate it... it's too hard to say... it's too Indian!" This demonstrates his disgust in his Indian heritage. But then his mother tells him the real meaning of his name, that it means "Lord Shiva, God of Destruction." This completely shifts Sunil's views on his heritage to be more positive and accepting.

What impact does his name have on him

2024-02-18 22:34:01 UTC

Sunil doesn't see himself to fit in with the others, his name is different, he eats different stuff, he doesn't like the way his family rolls, so he decides to change it. He feels that Neil changes the way people see him.

2024-02-18 22:35:44 UTC