Belonging In Peter Skrzyncki's '10 Mary Street'
I’m going to talk to you today about aspects of belonging and not belonging that related to the two texes,”10 Mary street” written by peter skrzyncki and “ a sacrifice shouldered, a loyalty pledged beyond words” written by Alice Pung.
Firstly, I’m going to talk to you about the definition of belonging and then I’m going to discuss about aspects of belonging in the poem and text.
As you know Belonging means be fit or be acceptable in a particular place or environment. Or be a member of something.
Tim Winton said “Our Culture is obsessed about belonging, but people haven’t grasped the idea that you have to earn belonging, to earn some kind of comfort and ease of familiarity with yourself’’. “10 Mary Street “reflects this idea through many different ways and in many different contexts such as family, school, home, culture, and heritage.
To belong is to feel as though you are a part of something, where you connect …show more content…
“We became citizen of the soil that was feeding us “has a deep sense that tells us he knew that he is refugee and everything they get from government is a grace for them as a poor people. It shows the sense of Disorient to Australia.
Peter Skrzynecki used juxtaposition of stanza 2 and 3, and illustrates to us good and bad sides of his life!
In the end of poetry by saying “that will open no house when this one is pulled down” he finished his poem to show again that he doesn’t have sense of accepted
The similar event happened for Alice Pung that she rejected from their mother country to Australia and accepted as refugee and although poor. Her parents didn’t have the same opportunities as she had to work hard in manual job to provide for her daughter.
Alice Pung
Firstly, I’m going to talk to you about the definition of belonging and then I’m going to discuss about aspects of belonging in the poem and text.
As you know Belonging means be fit or be acceptable in a particular place or environment. Or be a member of something.
Tim Winton said “Our Culture is obsessed about belonging, but people haven’t grasped the idea that you have to earn belonging, to earn some kind of comfort and ease of familiarity with yourself’’. “10 Mary Street “reflects this idea through many different ways and in many different contexts such as family, school, home, culture, and heritage.
To belong is to feel as though you are a part of something, where you connect …show more content…
“We became citizen of the soil that was feeding us “has a deep sense that tells us he knew that he is refugee and everything they get from government is a grace for them as a poor people. It shows the sense of Disorient to Australia.
Peter Skrzynecki used juxtaposition of stanza 2 and 3, and illustrates to us good and bad sides of his life!
In the end of poetry by saying “that will open no house when this one is pulled down” he finished his poem to show again that he doesn’t have sense of accepted
The similar event happened for Alice Pung that she rejected from their mother country to Australia and accepted as refugee and although poor. Her parents didn’t have the same opportunities as she had to work hard in manual job to provide for her daughter.
Alice Pung