Peter Skrzynecki is of Polish/Ukrainian background and was born in 1945‚ in Germany‚ shortly before the end of World War II. He emigrated to Australia in 1949 with his parents. Most of Skrzynecki’s poems are about his life and the change that he has experienced from moving to a different country. In 1951 the family moved to Sydney‚ to the working-class suburb of Regents Park‚ where a home had been purchased at 10 Mary Street. The poem “10 Mary Street” represents change as it shows the comparison
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Migrant Hostel The migrants which the poet depicts are those after WWII who were invited by the Australian Government to seek refuge in the provided migrant hostels. The poem has a sense of bitterness where the migrants have been taken out of their homeland and placed into an area isolated from the rest of the Australian society. The concept of belonging and not belonging are explored in this poem where the poem is able to relate his experience and put them into either one. Stanza 1) The poet explores
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Skrzynecki’s poems such as; ‘Migrant Hostel’ and ‘St. Patrick’s College’
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analysis of the following texts: Migrant Hostel‚ Feliks Skrzynecki written by Peter Skrzynecki in the Immigrant chronicle and the TWO other related texts “Skins” directed by Anthony Fabian and the documentary “Bully” directed by Lee Hirsch. All four texts explore modes of belonging‚ not belonging and the statement above. The first text‚ Migrant Hostel‚ is a reflective poem about Peter Skrzynecki’s experience in a migrant hostel in Parkes‚ Western Australia. Skrzynecki describes in intense
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10 Mary Street (Extended Response 1) The positive and negative consequences of failing to belong or being socially accepted are evident in Skrzynecki’s poetry. Demonstrate your understanding of both aspects by reference to 10 Mary Street and another Skrzynecki poem set for study. In your response‚ close textual detail must be used to show understanding for varied conceptual ideas associated with belonging. Ensure that the poetic devices used to explore these issues are clearly evaluated. Belonging
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Skrzynecki’s persistent desire to connect/belong to his cultural heritage is carried forth in various poems‚ such as Feliks Skrzynecki and St. Patrick’s College. Cultural barriers determine whether the composer/responder is able to belong‚ and shows the ways in which he attempts to belong. The continual desire to belong to
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belonging can vastly differ from another’s. This is displayed clearly in Peter Skrzynecki’s poetry‚ in this essay however Feliks Skrzynecki and 10 Mary Street will be discussed in detail. To support the points raised and provide further examples of belongings complexities the texts Dumb by Nirvana and the film Avatar directed by James Cameron. Firstly‚ in the poem Feliks Skrzynecki the persona describes the father figure as self sufficient in the lines “My gentle father/kept pace only with the Joneses
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One of Skrzynecki’s main focuses in ‘St Patrick’s College’ is the disconnections from the environment. The imagery of ‘Our Lady watched with outstretched arms’ conveys a sense on welcoming and inclusion. However‚ the ‘Lady’ image is ‘overshadowed by clouds’ and this is symbolises the persona’s insecurities and doubts for the institution. The persona’s disconnections are further reinforced by the irony of ‘I stuck pine needles into the motto.’ The motto represents the core values of the school and
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Extract from St Patrick‚ Confessio This passage of the Confessio relates to an accusation made against Patrick when he was aged about fortyfive that he was unworthy of an office in the church. The whole passage is anything but clear: What was the ‘sin’ he refers to? Why did they consider him unworthy of office? Where and by whom was the challenge brought? Was Patrick physically present at a trial‚ and indeed what was the outcome of the challenge? All we can say is this: before he was taken captive
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grandfather. However‚ in “10 Mary street” (“10MS”) the persona’s struggle is insignificant. The persona’s father “Feliks” in
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