Change
“Change involves a choice to alter one’s view of others and their world”
Change is inevitable, it can not just simply be ceased however as individuals, we are given the choice on what we make of it and how we allow it to alter our view of others and the world around us. The choice made on how the world is seen and how its occupants are as well can have a significant impact on someone’s life and shape the type of person that this individual becomes. As evident in the following texts, Enter Without So Much As Knocking by Bruce Dawe, No More Boomerang by Oodgero Noonuccal, Night by Elie Wiesel and Took The Children Away by Archie Roach, the irrevocable change gives individuals a choice, it is up to this individual on what they make of it whether it maybe a beneficial or detrimental impact whilst keeping in mind the alterations that this choice will inflict on their view of others and their world. These texts will further enhance the understanding of choice and how it has the power to formulate the type of future that awaits.
The poem ‘No More Boomerang’ by Oodgero Noonuccal, depicts the type of life the Aboriginal people had and although the circumstances that they were placed into were not just or fair, they were also inescapable. However, with this being said, the Aboriginal people did have a distinct choice, they had a choice on what they made of themselves in the future and how they could endeavor to learn from these mistakes and grow as people. Much like ‘Night’, ‘No More Boomerang’ also reiterates a negative vibe and lifestyle within both the protagonist’s lives, ‘Now all civilized- Colour bar and beer’ this quote from the poem clearly indicates the struggle that the Aboriginal people had during this time. The specification of ‘colour bar’ shows that they were segregated from the rest of the community because they were not good enough to be around the ‘white people’, a clear sign of dehumanisation. With now being exposed to a more ‘civilized’ type of
Change is inevitable, it can not just simply be ceased however as individuals, we are given the choice on what we make of it and how we allow it to alter our view of others and the world around us. The choice made on how the world is seen and how its occupants are as well can have a significant impact on someone’s life and shape the type of person that this individual becomes. As evident in the following texts, Enter Without So Much As Knocking by Bruce Dawe, No More Boomerang by Oodgero Noonuccal, Night by Elie Wiesel and Took The Children Away by Archie Roach, the irrevocable change gives individuals a choice, it is up to this individual on what they make of it whether it maybe a beneficial or detrimental impact whilst keeping in mind the alterations that this choice will inflict on their view of others and their world. These texts will further enhance the understanding of choice and how it has the power to formulate the type of future that awaits.
The poem ‘No More Boomerang’ by Oodgero Noonuccal, depicts the type of life the Aboriginal people had and although the circumstances that they were placed into were not just or fair, they were also inescapable. However, with this being said, the Aboriginal people did have a distinct choice, they had a choice on what they made of themselves in the future and how they could endeavor to learn from these mistakes and grow as people. Much like ‘Night’, ‘No More Boomerang’ also reiterates a negative vibe and lifestyle within both the protagonist’s lives, ‘Now all civilized- Colour bar and beer’ this quote from the poem clearly indicates the struggle that the Aboriginal people had during this time. The specification of ‘colour bar’ shows that they were segregated from the rest of the community because they were not good enough to be around the ‘white people’, a clear sign of dehumanisation. With now being exposed to a more ‘civilized’ type of