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    Peter Skryznecki

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    alienated and lost. These perceptions were shaped by his personal‚ cultural and social experiences. His sense of belonging and not belonging also emerged from his connection with certain places. This is seen in his two poems St Patrick’s College and Feliks Skryznecki. In the poem St Patrick’s College‚ Skryznecki writes about how in the eight years he spent at the school he never felt any sort of connection with it or that he fit in. He speaks about how “Our lady watched with outstretched arms.” Where

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     places  and  events  which  enrich  feelings  of  acceptance‚  understanding  and  thus   create  an  identity.  Throughout  Peter  Skrzynecki’s  anthology  Immigrant  Chronicle‚  the   poems  ‘Feliks  Skrzynecki’‚  ‘Migrant  Hostel’  and  ‘St  Patrick’s  College’  explore  the   multifaceted  nature  of  this  innate  desire.  Whilst  Mark  Osborne’s  claymation  More   (1998)  depicts  belonging  to

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    poems‚ "Feliks Skrzynecki"‚ "10 Mary Street" and "Migrant Hostel"‚ the short film‚ “Be My Brother” directed by Genevieve Clay and from the website‚ http://www.byronbodyandsoul.com‚ the online article‚ “Making sense of this place” by Susanna Freymark. Each of these texts encourages the responder to reflect not only upon the importance of belonging to a place‚ but also on the way in which understanding and acceptance by others impacts on one’s ability to form this connection. In the poem‚ “Feliks Skrzynecki”

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    To feel a sense of belonging to place or people a culture needs to be defined so the bases of an identity can be formed. It is therefore often assumed that an abrupt change of culture can interfere with a person’s sense identity and lead to disconnection from their new surroundings. But a change in culture can also add a new dimension‚ redefining a person into a developed individual and giving them a new sense of belonging and identity. Their experiences and the immediate environment they are in

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    in the set text Immigrant Chronicle “10 Merry Street” and “Felik Skrzynecki” both by Peter Skyzynecki‚ which both poem highlight key themes of alienation‚ uncertainly of belonging to place‚ isolate from mainstream. The poem “Feliks skrzynecki " illustrates different aspects of migrants and their experience within Australia and the difficulties of assimilation for the older generation. The Poem talks about how his dad Felicks skrzynecki belongs to his house a safe place along with his garden and

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    Henry Lawson

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    The Drovers wife and loaded dog Visuals are distinctive‚ not because it only appeals to a specific audience but because they convey a universal concept and this is clearly shown in Henry Lawson’s “Drover’s Wife” and “The Loaded Dog”. These two short stories convey the universal principle of persistence‚ hardship‚ and mateship through survival in an unforgiving and harsh environment. The Drover’s wife clearly portrays the unique landscape of the outback through the hardships the drover’s wife’s

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    Belonging involves triumphing over failure to belong. This is seen in Peter Skrzynecki’s anthology Immigrant Chronicle. The poem St Patricks College explores the persona’s struggle to overcome alienation in his search for belonging. The poem Feliks Skrzynecki explores the persona witnessing his fathers triumph to belong. The picture book The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan explores the things initial failure to belong‚ which is then overcome. St Patricks College explores the personas failure to belong

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    experiences‚ the connections made with people‚ places‚ groups and the larger world alter our aspect of belonging and notions of identity‚ relationships‚ acceptance‚ understanding of the humanity. Immigrant Chronicle by Peter Skrzynecki‚ in particular his poems – Feliks Skrzynecki and …. Demonstrates the enormous impact migrations and isolation from ones homeland can have on an individual’s sense of belonging. The Rabbits by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan highlights the detrimental effects

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    human experience of belonging is an eternal struggle to find our place amidst a paradox‚ where the acquisition of material symbols of superiority disconnects and disempowers individuals’ sense of belonging. The poems of Peter Skrzynecki‚ ‘Ancestors’ and ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ along with Milos Forman’s film‚ ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ and YouTube clip ‘Symphony of science’‚ recognize how the passing of time in any advanced civilization includes the formation of organizing institutions that restrict

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    Feliks Skrzynecki: Identity: 1. Peter‘s father Five years of forced labor in prisoner of war camp during World War II “did not dull the “softness of his blue eyes”. The juxtaposition of the words “forced” and “softness” show Peter is different from his father in the face of the discomfort his father has endured the suffering. This negative experience has helped to define the father’s identity but also highlight the composer’s different perspective. 2. “remnants of language/ I inherited

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