school. The term belonging means something different to everyone but most people will come up with the words acceptance‚ security and identity. In this speech I have chosen to talk about the aspects of belonging and not belonging in two of Peter Skrzynecki’s Poems‚ Migrant Hostel and 10 Mary Street and also in the 1997 film ‘Titanic’. In Peter Skrzynecki’s Migrant Hostel‚ he talks about the 2 years of his life that he and most of his family lived in a Migrant hostel in Parkes after coming to Australia
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of Peter Skrzynecki’s time in the migrant hostel‚ yet it is ambiguous and could apply to many immigrants. This suggests that many people were struggling to find belonging as immigrants in Australia. A general experience is emphasized in the first stanza by the use of “us” in the 2nd last line. The last line of the stanza poses a question to the reader “Who would be coming next.” This technique is used to engage them in the poem. It also underlines the uncertainty and insecurity immigrants felt
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participle in ‘comings and goings’ and the impersonal description of ‘busloads from the station’ emphasize the vast number of European immigrants arriving in Australia Factual language used to describe the hostel convey the sense of disconnection poet feels to the hostel ‘Sudden departures from adjoining blocks that left us wondering who would be coming next’: immigrants have no control over their fates‚ they do not understand the situation and the system. Helpless‚ dislocated feeling Homing pigeon
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The investigation of Peter Skrzynecki’s poetry has greatly enhanced and expanded my knowledge and understanding of the complexities of belonging. Although it is hard to get an exact or specific definition of belonging‚ the general definition of belonging is to be part of or connected with. Belonging could also be defined as acceptance as a natural member or part or happiness felt in a secure relationship. There are many themes and aspects to take into consideration in relation to belonging‚ or
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“Gaining a sense of ‘belonging’ is a universal need but an individual quest‚ which some achieve and some do not”. Discuss this statement in relation to your prescribed text and two other related texts. The texts “Immigrant chronicles” composed by Peter Skrzynecki‚ the article “Coming Home” By John Van Tiggelan and the 4-framed cartoon “Patriotism” illustrated by Cathy Wilcox‚ all develop an idea of how belonging is not only a common need but an individual’s mission that may or may not be attained
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sense of belonging is never permanent.’ Discuss in relation to TWO poems and TWO pieces of related texts. Belonging is having a connection between a place‚ person or possession. This relationship is based on how one feels about these bonds. Through Peter Skrzynecki’s two poems “Ancestors” and “10 Mary street” we look at how a sense of belonging Is not permanent. Through the use of related texts the understanding of this statement is better gripped. The movie “The Help” written and directed by Tate
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Peter Skrzynecki’s ’Migrant Hostel’‚ Parkes 1949 - 1951‚ illustrates how in the initial stages of belonging‚ people feel insecure‚ experience doubt and fear and search for friendships to establish a sense of security. The poem is in 4 stanzas and each stanza is more than 6 lines long. Each stanza is one sentence and several ideas are brought out within each sentence. This syntax visually shows how doubtful and tentative the migrants were when they came to Australia. Australia was supposed to be
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connection to a person‚ group or place. Migrants often experience alienation and exclusion before experiencing acceptance and belonging into the new society. Peter skrzynecki portrays migration as a painful‚ soul searching experience‚ re forging a sense of personal and cultural identity which is evident in Migrant hostel. On the contrary Peter displays a perspective were the family feels stability and security at their address 10 Mary Street. The journey to belong often proves to be a great burden;
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This notion is extensively explored within Peter Skrzynecki’s poem‚ St. Patrick’s College‚ from the anthology Immigrant Chronicle‚ and Richard Kelly’s 2001 film Donnie Darko as both texts illustrate the protagonist’s limited and negative experience of belonging through their interaction with others resulting in acts of insubordination. Contrary to negative belonging‚ Peter Skrzynecki’s poem‚ 10 Mary Street- also from the anthology Immigrant Chronicle-explores the notion that it a positive sense
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felt strongly or sustained unless many elements work together. Feliks Skrzynecki lost his sense of connection with his son because his son peter Skrzynecki lost his sense of identity‚ connection with his background‚ culture and heritage. Felix Skrzynecki explores the relationship between the poet and his‚ father‚ and contrasting experiences of belonging in a new land. The poem opens with a positive description of peter Skrzynecki claiming him as “My gentle father” and “the softness of his blue eyes”
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