A sense of belonging is an innate desire to identify with groups and at the same time, because this is interrupted by choice, we ultimately have to "belong." Through Dickinson's poetic representations in This is My Letter to the World and The Saddest Noise, The Sweetest Noise, Dickinson expresses the conflict within belonging by juxtaposing the futility of acceptance with the formation of her individual identity. In contrast, modern illustrations of belonging are adopted in Luhrmann's exotic film, Australia, and Doris Lessing's short story, Flight. Using myriad literary, poetic, and cinematic devices, each composer explores the paradoxical nature of belonging ultimately reflecting our desire for truth while satisfying our thirst for approval. Emily Dickinson portrays the inherent nature of belonging as conflict and tension arise through understanding one's identity while conforming to society in This Is My Letter To The World. The emphatic title of this poem serves as a conflict in itself, with a “letter” serving as a symbol of intimacy and yet being proclaimed “to the world” as a hyperbole incongruent with the usual depiction of a letter. Congenial discourse with reference to “my letter” evokes the speaker's marginalized literary voice in the context of the position and role of women in his society. The "world" is personified because "he has never written to me" and also connotes his non-belonging as it could be the "simple news" that outlines his naked truth in understanding the complexities of life as a profound implication of nature. teachings. The final line of the first stanza expresses the embrace of nature as majestic with connotations of grace and dignity while it is qualified by the adjective "tender" which implies the...... middle of paper ...... comfort that stands having with adjusting to the idea that Alice is "old enough to do the wooing" and contemplates life without belonging. “Then, gripped by the grief of the loss, he raised the bird on his wrist and watched it fly,” reality sinks in as he realizes that one day his granddaughter will have to leave, it is the nature of life. This parallels Emily Dickinson's underlying ideal in The Saddest Noise, The Sweetest Noise as life must be endured without the people we love. A sense of belonging sparks a greater understanding of one's true identity. While Luhrmann and Lessing use a number of literary and cinematic techniques to underline this notion, Dickinson instills a nihilistic interpretation full of paradoxes. However, each composer effectively represents through their respective textual forms our intrinsic need for belonging and the fundamental thirst for acceptance and identity..