The Island Belonging Analysis
Belonging Draft Essay
Belonging is an essential necessity installed in every human being. There are however, many factors which can affect one’s sense of belonging, whether it is through alienation, insecurity or lack of connection. This notion of not belonging is thoroughly explored through Peter Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicle: St Patrick’s College and in the visual, The Island by Armin Greder. St Patrick’s College is a recount of integrated moments of belonging and not belonging which focuses on the persona’s past schooling life. In relation, The Island is a visual representation of social exclusion of an individual and alienation.
The tendency to want to belong is explored in St Patrick’s College. The persona states that his mother wanted “only what was best.” This direct quote defines how the persona’s mother aspires to find a sense of belonging to her son by enrolling him at St Patricks’ college because she saw it as the best. This can be furthermore supported by the fact that she was “impressed by the uniforms of her employer’s sons.” This goes to show she was impressed by …show more content…
He experiences integrated moments of belonging and not belonging which is identified in the third stanza where the persona “walks strathfield’s paths and streets” and “played chasings up and down” for “eight years.” This represents repetitive life and the perception that belonging is a result of being part of a group and/or inclusion. Peter Skrzynecki uses enjambment and listing to not only list the highlights of his schooling life, but also as a clever technique to compress time into a meaningless period. This furthermore reinforces the notion not belonging due to the lack of connection and dissociation to the school. Again, he “could say the Lord’s prayer in Latin, all in one breath.” This suggests the persona said it without meaning and therefore it outlines his lack of belonging to
Belonging is an essential necessity installed in every human being. There are however, many factors which can affect one’s sense of belonging, whether it is through alienation, insecurity or lack of connection. This notion of not belonging is thoroughly explored through Peter Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicle: St Patrick’s College and in the visual, The Island by Armin Greder. St Patrick’s College is a recount of integrated moments of belonging and not belonging which focuses on the persona’s past schooling life. In relation, The Island is a visual representation of social exclusion of an individual and alienation.
The tendency to want to belong is explored in St Patrick’s College. The persona states that his mother wanted “only what was best.” This direct quote defines how the persona’s mother aspires to find a sense of belonging to her son by enrolling him at St Patricks’ college because she saw it as the best. This can be furthermore supported by the fact that she was “impressed by the uniforms of her employer’s sons.” This goes to show she was impressed by …show more content…
He experiences integrated moments of belonging and not belonging which is identified in the third stanza where the persona “walks strathfield’s paths and streets” and “played chasings up and down” for “eight years.” This represents repetitive life and the perception that belonging is a result of being part of a group and/or inclusion. Peter Skrzynecki uses enjambment and listing to not only list the highlights of his schooling life, but also as a clever technique to compress time into a meaningless period. This furthermore reinforces the notion not belonging due to the lack of connection and dissociation to the school. Again, he “could say the Lord’s prayer in Latin, all in one breath.” This suggests the persona said it without meaning and therefore it outlines his lack of belonging to