Belonging
Thesis: - mention Immigrant Chronicle
Good evening ladies and gentleman,
Today at this festival, I will be talking to you about the concept of belonging. I believe belonging to be a desirable aspect within life and is a multi-level relational state of personal, family and friends, cultural, social and, global contexts. Belonging can have a positive or negative effect on an individual which is constantly changing our perceptions of personal, filial and social self-image. A sense of belonging is formed through a sense of identity which can be found by the acceptance of an individual, group, environment or landscape. In this speech we will analytically explore the concept belonging through the three texts, ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ and ‘St. Patrick’s College’ both transcripts of poetry written by Peter Skrzynecki in his collection ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ and ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’, a novel written by J.C Burke. ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ displays a Polish father being alienated by the unfamiliar Australian society and seeking belonging through his garden. ‘St. Patrick’s College’ is a poem of a school boy who experiences dislocation and alienation throughout his schooling life. ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’
Feliks Skrzynecki:
The poem ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ annotates the life of Peter Skrzynecki’s father through the poet’s eyes. It tells the story of a Polish father living in Australia who conveys a sense of nostalgia through his connections with his Polish friends. Skrzynecki demonstrates how his father is able to discover a sense of belonging in a world full of ‘forced labour’ and alienation, through carefully tending to his garden. “His Polish friends always shook his hands too violently…Feliks Skrzynecki, that formal address I never got used to”. The negative connotations on the word ‘violently’ portrays the idea of Skrzynecki as a young boy, alienating himself and choosing not to belong to his Polish past.
St. Patrick’s College:
St Patrick’s College is a poem about Peter
Good evening ladies and gentleman,
Today at this festival, I will be talking to you about the concept of belonging. I believe belonging to be a desirable aspect within life and is a multi-level relational state of personal, family and friends, cultural, social and, global contexts. Belonging can have a positive or negative effect on an individual which is constantly changing our perceptions of personal, filial and social self-image. A sense of belonging is formed through a sense of identity which can be found by the acceptance of an individual, group, environment or landscape. In this speech we will analytically explore the concept belonging through the three texts, ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ and ‘St. Patrick’s College’ both transcripts of poetry written by Peter Skrzynecki in his collection ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ and ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’, a novel written by J.C Burke. ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ displays a Polish father being alienated by the unfamiliar Australian society and seeking belonging through his garden. ‘St. Patrick’s College’ is a poem of a school boy who experiences dislocation and alienation throughout his schooling life. ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’
Feliks Skrzynecki:
The poem ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ annotates the life of Peter Skrzynecki’s father through the poet’s eyes. It tells the story of a Polish father living in Australia who conveys a sense of nostalgia through his connections with his Polish friends. Skrzynecki demonstrates how his father is able to discover a sense of belonging in a world full of ‘forced labour’ and alienation, through carefully tending to his garden. “His Polish friends always shook his hands too violently…Feliks Skrzynecki, that formal address I never got used to”. The negative connotations on the word ‘violently’ portrays the idea of Skrzynecki as a young boy, alienating himself and choosing not to belong to his Polish past.
St. Patrick’s College:
St Patrick’s College is a poem about Peter