Feliks Skrzynecki Analysis
Belonging essay:
‘An individual’s sense of belonging is determined not only by their own choices, but also by the attitudes of others’. Belonging is an individual’s feeling or level of security and comfort relating physically or mentally to one’s social life. The ‘sense of belonging’ to a place, object or person, allows someone to express who they are, not only to themselves, but also to others in a comfortable way that is accepted. The prescribed texts that I have used to identify the power of own choice, attitudes of others and external factors that influence a person’s sense of belonging; include two poems from Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicle’, ‘Migrant Hostel’ and ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’. Another two related texts that I have identified to have significant meaning and relation to the statement, include Ian Kim’s watercolour painting ‘Alienation’ and an anonymous online feature article called ‘The challenge of being a Muslim in post-9/11 America’ from a website called ‘The Guardian’.
Despite an environment which is not conducive to achieving a sense of belonging, some people are able to find contentment and peace with themselves and their surrounds and are thereby able to achieve a sense of belonging. Skrzynecki’s poem “Feliks …show more content…
A young Islamic lady suffered from constant bullying, stereotyping, profiling and abuse from Americans after the crisis of 9/11. “They came to bully us, many, many times”. The quote portrays that she has suffered from significant bullying and it has affected her. “9/11 changed everything and 9/11 changed nothing at all. America – I'm not going anywhere”. Whilst this powerful quote confirms her struggle to belong despite the negative influence of others and that she is willing to fight for what she believes in no matter what people
‘An individual’s sense of belonging is determined not only by their own choices, but also by the attitudes of others’. Belonging is an individual’s feeling or level of security and comfort relating physically or mentally to one’s social life. The ‘sense of belonging’ to a place, object or person, allows someone to express who they are, not only to themselves, but also to others in a comfortable way that is accepted. The prescribed texts that I have used to identify the power of own choice, attitudes of others and external factors that influence a person’s sense of belonging; include two poems from Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicle’, ‘Migrant Hostel’ and ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’. Another two related texts that I have identified to have significant meaning and relation to the statement, include Ian Kim’s watercolour painting ‘Alienation’ and an anonymous online feature article called ‘The challenge of being a Muslim in post-9/11 America’ from a website called ‘The Guardian’.
Despite an environment which is not conducive to achieving a sense of belonging, some people are able to find contentment and peace with themselves and their surrounds and are thereby able to achieve a sense of belonging. Skrzynecki’s poem “Feliks …show more content…
A young Islamic lady suffered from constant bullying, stereotyping, profiling and abuse from Americans after the crisis of 9/11. “They came to bully us, many, many times”. The quote portrays that she has suffered from significant bullying and it has affected her. “9/11 changed everything and 9/11 changed nothing at all. America – I'm not going anywhere”. Whilst this powerful quote confirms her struggle to belong despite the negative influence of others and that she is willing to fight for what she believes in no matter what people