Read at least 3 students blog short stories about ‘home’ and make a list of the common shared assumptions, values and stories that you find. Post this list on your blog with some commentary about what you discovered.
Cherie Au’s “My Sense of Home“
Similarities
- a sense that people are an important part of what makes a home
- traditions (for me this would be better worded as routine, but it’s a similar sentiment)
- a sense that home can shift from one place to another
Differences
- a sense of displacement and yearning for home
- a dissatisfaction with the actions of people at her home
Nicole Galloway’s “The Seasons of Home“
Similarities
- we both grew up in Lynn Valley
- dependent on childhood memories and adventures in the place we call home
Differences
- more focused on the place than the people (although the people are what shape her connection in the first place)
- more attached to history of home
Danielle Dube’s “At Home Behind the Mask“
Similarities
- a sense that people are an important part of what makes a home
- home as a place of comfort
Differences
- considers the place where she can perform an activity (hockey) to be part of her home
The most common thread running through all the blogs I read is that people are at the core of what makes a home for us. Even some of the other common threads like comfort, stability, culture, and traditions are all things that are a function of the people surrounding us. Some people were particularly attached to a specific geographic location, but even those places were connected to memories with people.
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Works Cited
Au, Cherie. “My Sense of Home.” CANADIAN LITERATURE. UBC Blogs, 8 Feb. 2016. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
Dube, Danielle. “2:2 At Home Behind the Mask.” OH CANADA! The Stories We Tell. UBC Blogs, 8 Feb. 2016. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
Galloway, Nicole. “The Seasons of Home.” Oh Canada. UBC Blogs, 6 Feb. 2016. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.