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    Your perception of belonging can be shaped by your surroundings and community which can impact on whether you are isolated to the point of conformity.. This is determined by the individual which either leads them to adapt-which offers them safety‚ security and feelings of acceptance or to feel outcast and ostracised. In Ray Bradbury The pedestrian and in Peter Skrzynecki’s poem Felik Skrzynecki examine how individuals are pressured to conform to the norms and expectations of society‚ however a

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    For Peter Skrznecki it is like being part of two cultures but at the same time not able to belong and connect to either one. In Migrant Hostel Peter reflects the unpleasant memories‚ he remembers at 4 years old‚ when he and his parents emigrated to Australia from Poland. He uses language techniques such as similes to create a sense of uncertainty and not belonging‚ because similes are not as certain as metaphors. He uses motifs of birds and pigeons‚ which is seen in my visual representation. For

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    Belonging is a perception which can emerge from friends‚ family‚ groups or communities. Belonging varies and is a complex concept as everyone has their own individual experience with it. This essay will outline and explore both belonging and not belonging in three of Peter Skryznecki’s poems: Feliks Skyrznecki‚ St Patricks College and Ancestors‚ also supported by my two related texts the film Mean Girls by Mark Waters and the song Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. Peter Skryznecki wrote “ Immigrant Chronicle”

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    “A sense of belonging is shaped by connections to other people‚ places and things” Belonging in some instances cannot be beneficial for ones wellbeing. Negative consequences may arise from the way in which one develops belonging. Barriers to belonging can be imposed or voluntarily constructed‚ and allowing one to distort the barriers can affect the way one belongs to people‚ places‚ groups or the larger world. Peter Skrzynecki’s persistent desire to connect/belong to his cultural heritage is

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    | Belonging Speech | | | | | | To me belonging is a sense of enlightenment felt when an individual gains an understanding of themselves in relation to others and the wider world. To actually feel as if we belong‚ we must first accept ourselves and be accepted by others. A real sense of belonging can be determined by self-acceptance and acceptance by a group. However‚ when difficult situations are experienced‚ an individual may gain a sense of belonging through self-acceptance

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    Poem Analysis Post card The poem Post card by Peter Skrzynecki explores multiple ideas concerning belonging including barriers that accumulate with attempting to develop a sense of belonging‚ and aid to prevent this. As well the feelings and perceptions of belonging experienced by an individual changing over time‚ and lastly the ties between our feelings about belonging with our sense of identity. The poem presents the challenges undertaken by Skrzynecki to reach a sense of belonging within his

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    Belonging Belonging is a determination of one’s identity through relationships that build understanding; perceptions of belonging vary through people. This can nourish the individuals sense of belonging and a lack of understanding can prevent the extent of an individual’s understanding or lack of it‚ these ideas are explored in‚ Peter Skryznecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ particularly the poems ‘Feliks Skryznecki’ and ’10 Mary Street’‚ also in Tim Winton’s short story ‘neighbours’ and the animated

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    Feliks Skrzynecki Belonging presupposes inclusion and an acceptance of self‚ satisfying a yearning to be something larger than ourselves. The subjective nature of belonging‚ however‚ suggest it is often far more ambiguous and complex. Belonging as a potentially positive force is recognised in the poet’s representation of his father’s connection to his Polis past. The metaphor ‘where his father kept pace only with the Joneses of his minds making’‚ coupled with the simile‚ ‘loved his garden like

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    What techniques do the composers employ to represent their ideas about the journey and its impact both mental and physical? Refer to two Skrzynecki poems and two related texts. A physical journey which involves the movement from one place to another can have lasting effects on an individual or group which can be mental‚ emotional‚ physical‚ or a combination. The effects and overall impact of a journey will depend on the characteristics of the particular journey undertaken. The composers of different

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    ones sense of belonging or alienation. The concept of belonging through connections with people‚ experiences and memories in certain places is explored in the texts Romulus my Father a memoir by Raimond Gaita and Oranges and Sunshine directed by Jim Loach. It is not a connection with the physical landscape that allows us to experience a sense of inclusion but rather connections built with people or communities that either heighten ones sense of affiliation or estrangement. This concept is portrayed

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