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    Belonging is notorious for its complex nature. One person’s perception of belonging can vastly differ from another’s. This is displayed clearly in Peter Skrzynecki’s poetry‚ in this essay however Feliks Skrzynecki and 10 Mary Street will be discussed in detail. To support the points raised and provide further examples of belongings complexities the texts Dumb by Nirvana and the film Avatar directed by James Cameron. Firstly‚ in the poem Feliks Skrzynecki the persona describes the father figure

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    I’m going to talk to you today about aspects of belonging and not belonging that related to the two texes‚”10 Mary street” written by peter skrzyncki and “ a sacrifice shouldered‚ a loyalty pledged beyond words” written by Alice Pung. Firstly‚ I’m going to talk to you about the definition of belonging and then I’m going to discuss about aspects of belonging in the poem and text. As you know Belonging means be fit or be acceptable in a particular place or environment. Or be a member of something

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    10 Mary Street’ Overview * The poem is about Skrzynecki’s relationship with his house where he spent his childhood at 10 Mary Street‚ Regents Park. This poem chronicles the day-to-day lives of the Skryznecki family in their new country. * Throughout the poem‚ the tone is one of empowerment and progress. Their home is a sanctuary‚ a safety net and protector for thee immigrants in an uncertain world. The house symbolizes the family unit’s connection during this ‘adaption’ process‚ which

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    10 Mary Street” by Peter Skrzynecki and “Neighbours” by Tim Winton both contain elements that contribute to a sense of belonging. In “10 Mary Street”‚ their connection to their house is established through the nurturing of their garden. A simile is used “tended roses and camellias like adopted children” to emphasise this strong connection to their garden and their immense care towards it. Peter gains joy and fulfilment from his garden and this enables his attachment to his home to grow. The personification

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    English Belonging Essay #1 The concept of belonging indicates a sense of connection and similarities with ones surroundings‚ encouraged through enduring relationships and comfort zones. With the absence of such feelings ‘belonging’ is replaced by alienation‚ accompanied by an emotional detachments from ones surroundings. Understanding these connections and surroundings nourishes rather than prevents these feelings. In Peter Skrzynecki’s poem “St.Patricks College” and “10 Mary Street” the connections

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    grandfather. However‚ in “10 Mary street” (“10MS”) the persona’s struggle is insignificant. The persona’s father “Feliks” in

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    Belonging is a means of discovering your place in the world. Once you are accepted‚ there is a continuous process of learning and understanding. Sometimes we even learn that we in fact do not belong.” Peter Skrzynecki uses poems and poetic techniques to effectively reflect on his past life in order to try and gain a better understanding of his present and future life. Two poems that really stood out to me were that of “10 Mary Street” and “St Patricks College”. Both poems reflect the area of

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    How is the concept of belonging dealt with in the poems Migrant Hostel and 10 Mary Street The concept of belonging is dealt with in the poems Migrant Hostel and 10 Mary Street through constant images throughout the poem created by Skrzynecki. The composer of the poems has decided to portray the way the family feels from when they are moved out of the hostel to when they actually have a home and feel as if they belong to the land where the house is situated. In Migrant Hostel the poem is about

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    Compare and contrast the two poems‚ “Migrant Hostel” and “10 Mary Street” As the hundreds and thousands of migrants arrived into Australia to start their new lives in their new homes‚ most of them experienced the difficulties of belonging while torn between two places. Peter Skrzynecki‚ poet of the Immigrant Chronicle wrote the poems “Migrant Hostel” and “10 Mary Street”‚ which explores his own feelings of belonging‚ place and alienation as he recounts his migration from Germany to Australia. However

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    Poem Section A (1) The poems “Migrant hostel” and “10 Mary St” both written by Peter Skrzynecki contain elements of belonging to people and places through techniques used by peter within these poems. “For nineteen years” the family owned their home‚ their place of belonging that within only 4 years of hard work they paid it off and made it their own. The house was unsold until the parents died‚ so the long “nineteen years” at their home was demonstrates how much it meant to the family as it

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