“Feliks Skrzynecki” By Peter Skrzynecki Topic sentence: the poem explores the relationship between the poet and his father and their contrasting experiences of belonging in a new land Point: the poem opens with a positive description of Peter Skrzynecki’s father and his detachment from the consumer competitiveness of his neighbours. His home is the garden Example: “gentle” “ten times around the world” Technique: positive description‚ hyperbole Effect: hyperbole creates a sense of his
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it teaches. Good morning teachers and fellow students. Through the text ’Crossing the Red Sea’ by Peter Skrzynecki. This text have helped effectively shape my understanding of physical journeys by developing empathy with the migrants in the poem‚ and the techniques and ideas incorporated in them have increased and developed my understanding. The text ’Crossing The Red Sea’ by Peter Skrzynecki catches the immigrants experience at a point between 2 worlds‚ as those on board leave their homelands and
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be further explored in the poems: ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ and ‘St Patrick’s College’ by Peter Skrzynecki‚ and the film‚ ‘Happy Feet’ directed by George Miller. These texts all hinder similar aspects of not belonging to the social norm‚ whereby the characters all develop their own sense of belonging to self. Cultural alienation is demonstrated through Peter Skrzynecki’s attempts to understand his heritage and place in Australian society. In ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ the English language is portrayed as a complex
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depression and loss of identity. A struggle with cultural identity is evident in Peter Skrzynecki’s poems ‘Migrant Hostel’ and ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’‚ where he examines a division between his pre-war Polish heritage and his newfound Australian way of life. The movement away from his European cultural heritage towards a more Australian identity created disorientation for Skrzynecki‚ and these feelings of disconnection and separation are evident in his poetry. ‘Migrant Hostel’ depicts the loss of cultural identity
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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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groups‚ communities and the larger community. There are different concepts of belonging and they can be described through the use of various language and film techniques. Belonging is evident in Peter Skrzynecki’s poems St Patrick’s College and Felix Skrzynecki and in the film Mean Girls directed by Mark Waters. Both composers use various ways of interpreting belonging and not belonging. Through the use of language techniques such as cliché and hyperbole‚ and film techniques such as characterization‚ we
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Skrzynecki’s poems Feliks Skrzynecki and Migrant Hostel from the anthology ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ explore this concept in relation to migrants during the post WWII period and are reflections of Henri Tajfel’s social identity theory. The photo essay entitled Belongings; felt‚ presented‚ challenged transfers these same principles to a modern context‚ illustrating the enduring nature of the struggle humanity faces in the endeavour to belong. Feliks’ gardening in Feliks Skrzynecki can be seen as a response
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change ourselves and adopt the traits of mainstream society in order to belong. As illustrated in Peter Skrzynecki ’s Immigrant Chronicle poetry‚ having a strong sense of self-knowledge & understanding - and a deep connection to one ’s own culture‚ beliefs and values - develops a feeling of belonging to and knowing one ’s self‚ and in turn‚ a strong sense of belonging to humanity. ’Feliks Skrzynecki ’‚ ’St Patrick ’s College ’ and ’10 Mary Street ’ all support this thesis and position the reader to
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Belonging is not an easily identified term. It is an inherent human condition in which we strive to feel an unconditional bond of security‚ and is essential in confirming our identity and place in the world. This connection can be acheived through a reciprocated understanding between people‚ their identity and their surroundings‚ in which the seed of understanding‚ nourishes a sense of belonging to grow. But at what cost? Belonging and identity are two words which go hand in hand‚ but to identify
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A similar migrant experience is demonstrated within Elliot’s film Harvie Krumpet. The director illustrates Harvie’s isolation through the juxtaposition of the portholes‚ as Harvie is on the migrant ship to Australia‚ to the windows of the cottages in the suburb “Spotswood.” The use of a long shot of Harvie’s and other migrants’ faces framed by the portholes suggests there is a lack of belonging within this group of migrants due to their lack of an understanding of each other. Furthermore‚ the dark
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