Immigrant Chronicle Belonging
Although belonging in its simplest form could be the notion of being accepted within a specific setting, it is not always this easy to be accomplished.
By studying the poetry in ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ by Peter Skrzynecki as well as my related text ‘Noughts and Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman, it can be seen that although most people wish to feel the experience of belonging, it is not everybody who are willing to make some hard choices to achieve it.
In order for Peter to feel a sense of belonging to his new surroundings and with the Australian culture, he was required to move away from his family’s culture and heritage in order to begin to assimilate. This is shown in the poem ‘St Patrick’s College’ by his need to conform to the strict catholic …show more content…
The Liberation Militia (LM), a terrorist organisation, offers the perfect place for acceptance for Callum, although he must make the difficult choice to perform racially discriminatory acts against his best friend and her family in order to fit in with the LM.
On page 203, Callum is quoted saying “we had to. Our cell was ordered to do it…”when feeling as though he must justify why he took part in planting bombs in a shopping centre full of the Black people (the more exclusive race).
The attitudes of the characters in the novel do evolve over time, as the novel (and series) progress, although it is not without a lot of difficulty that this change occurs. It is only when Sephy gains the courage to step away from belonging to either her family or Callum that she comes to realise what she is living for, her unborn child. She makes the very confronting decision that for a complete sense of belonging to occur, she must step away from the constraints of her society and focus on the life of her baby and how she will support its
By studying the poetry in ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ by Peter Skrzynecki as well as my related text ‘Noughts and Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman, it can be seen that although most people wish to feel the experience of belonging, it is not everybody who are willing to make some hard choices to achieve it.
In order for Peter to feel a sense of belonging to his new surroundings and with the Australian culture, he was required to move away from his family’s culture and heritage in order to begin to assimilate. This is shown in the poem ‘St Patrick’s College’ by his need to conform to the strict catholic …show more content…
The Liberation Militia (LM), a terrorist organisation, offers the perfect place for acceptance for Callum, although he must make the difficult choice to perform racially discriminatory acts against his best friend and her family in order to fit in with the LM.
On page 203, Callum is quoted saying “we had to. Our cell was ordered to do it…”when feeling as though he must justify why he took part in planting bombs in a shopping centre full of the Black people (the more exclusive race).
The attitudes of the characters in the novel do evolve over time, as the novel (and series) progress, although it is not without a lot of difficulty that this change occurs. It is only when Sephy gains the courage to step away from belonging to either her family or Callum that she comes to realise what she is living for, her unborn child. She makes the very confronting decision that for a complete sense of belonging to occur, she must step away from the constraints of her society and focus on the life of her baby and how she will support its