1. The Nature of Belonging
The opening scene, like Migrant Hostel, institutes a sense of alienation by establishing the protagonist Chihiro's aversion to change shown through the quote "I liked my old school." Once inside the new world, she is referred to as a "human" in a derogatory (insulting) tone and the quote "this is certainly no place for humans" is employed to hyperbolize the alienation undergone by migrants. ... This light motif is utilized yet again in the quote "I remember being in darkness, but then I followed her voice into the light and woke up better than ever,&quo...
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