Belonging Paragraph
Feliks Skrzynecki:
Identity:
1. Peter‘s father Five years of forced labor in prisoner of war camp during World War II “did not dull the “softness of his blue eyes”. The juxtaposition of the words “forced” and “softness” show Peter is different from his father in the face of the discomfort his father has endured the suffering. This negative experience has helped to define the father’s identity but also highlight the composer’s different perspective.
2. “remnants of language/ I inherited unknowingly” the enjambment makes emphasis fall heavily on the word “ unknowingly” highlight the contrast between Feliks firm sense of identity and Peter’s anxiety about his identity.
Place:
Feliks has a strong connection to place through his garden, he “love his gardens like an only child” the simile has been used to show Feliks has a sense of secure is his garden. Feliks walking his garden “ten times around the world” the hyperbole emphasize how Peter’s step father love the garden, also it shows Feliks has a sense of belonging to his garden. Also when Feliks slowly walking his garden “spent year walking its perimeter” also used exaggeration to create Peter’s father belongs to his garden. As above, His garden gives him a strong connecting to place and is of his own making under his control.
Culture: Feliks shake hands “too violently” to the polish friend. The negative connation has been used to show Feliks has a sense of belonging to the polish culture. His friend gives feliks a strong sense of belonging to the culture where he feels confidence. St Patrick’s College
Place: 1. When Peter’s mother enroll him to the St Patrick’s college, Peter don’t feel belong to the college. Such as school lady “out stretched arms”, but “her face over shadows by clouds”. The symbolism creates a sense of uncertainly about his future.
2. After school, “caught the 414 bus, like a foreign tourist”. The language technique simile comparing him to a “Foreign
Identity:
1. Peter‘s father Five years of forced labor in prisoner of war camp during World War II “did not dull the “softness of his blue eyes”. The juxtaposition of the words “forced” and “softness” show Peter is different from his father in the face of the discomfort his father has endured the suffering. This negative experience has helped to define the father’s identity but also highlight the composer’s different perspective.
2. “remnants of language/ I inherited unknowingly” the enjambment makes emphasis fall heavily on the word “ unknowingly” highlight the contrast between Feliks firm sense of identity and Peter’s anxiety about his identity.
Place:
Feliks has a strong connection to place through his garden, he “love his gardens like an only child” the simile has been used to show Feliks has a sense of secure is his garden. Feliks walking his garden “ten times around the world” the hyperbole emphasize how Peter’s step father love the garden, also it shows Feliks has a sense of belonging to his garden. Also when Feliks slowly walking his garden “spent year walking its perimeter” also used exaggeration to create Peter’s father belongs to his garden. As above, His garden gives him a strong connecting to place and is of his own making under his control.
Culture: Feliks shake hands “too violently” to the polish friend. The negative connation has been used to show Feliks has a sense of belonging to the polish culture. His friend gives feliks a strong sense of belonging to the culture where he feels confidence. St Patrick’s College
Place: 1. When Peter’s mother enroll him to the St Patrick’s college, Peter don’t feel belong to the college. Such as school lady “out stretched arms”, but “her face over shadows by clouds”. The symbolism creates a sense of uncertainly about his future.
2. After school, “caught the 414 bus, like a foreign tourist”. The language technique simile comparing him to a “Foreign