those unable or unwilling to change their identity. This problematic aspect of belonging features significantly in the poems Feliks Skrzynecki and post card‚ and the song Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. The protagonists of all texts are beset with cultural and familial limitations‚ acting as negative forces that hinder their ability to belong. As seen in Feliks Skrzynecki‚ the generational gap is the ultimate reason Peter Skrzynecki’s cultural belonging is not established to the same extent as his father’s
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Through the analysis and exploring the text "happy feet" by Warren Coleman‚ Old foot by Roy Bradbury and Peter Skrzynecki poems (10 Mary street‚ Felix Skrzynecki) ‚ a vast array of representation of the concept of belonging. The abundance of idea’s from the text explore the concepts through it paradoxes and it’s thesis. Firstly‚ in Felix Skrzynecki the father figure is describe as a self sufficient person "my gentle father/the joneses of his own minds making" this can be back up later as we learn
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and our environment. A sense of both positive and negative concepts of belonging can be seen quite clearly in three poems from Peter Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicle‚ ’Feliks Skrzynecki’‚ ‘Ancestors’ and ‘Migrant Hostel’ as well as characters‚ Farhad‚ Cameron and Jean from the film‚ ‘Crash.’ In the poem ‘Feliks Skrzynecki‚’ it is clear that Peter’s father‚ Feliks does not belong as he is of Polish heritage and has chosen not to assimilate with Australian culture. This can also be seen with a Persian
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we are so obsessed with the destination that we neglect to see the process that takes us there‚ the thrills of the unpredictable journey and the things we learn from both the positive and negative challenges we face. Similarly‚ the poet‚ Peter Skrzynecki documents the importance of the physical journey as a learning experience in his poem‚ "crossing the red sea". His recounts shows us how even though we may focus on the destination‚ it is not until later in life‚ we may reflect back on how important
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poems‚ Ancestors and 10 Mary St. The related text I have chosen is a poster with song lyrics on it. The poster is of the song ‘Stairway to Heaven’ by Led Zeppelin. I decided this text was appropriate because of the meanings in the lyrics. Peter Skrzynecki was born in Germany in 1945. He is of polish background and has immigrated to Australia with his parents at four years of age. Belonging can take shape in many different forms‚ whether it be positive or negative. You could be a member of a group
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finding its true significant to foster a stronger sense of self and position in this world. Becoming accustomed to our physical surroundings and family is depicted by Peter Skzynecki’s poetic suite‚ Immigrant chronicle‚ wherein the poems “Feliks Skrzynecki” and “10 Mary Street‚” clarify the need to assimilate in order to feel a sense of belonging in the new world to which they migrated to. Despite the contextual disparity‚ the picture book Stolen girl‚ by Trina Saffioti and Norma MacDonald emphasise
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interactions with people around us. The failure to understand or accept an individual’s uniqueness prevents this sense of belonging from developing. Texts that explore belonging to a place through connections to people are Peter Skrzynecki’s 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
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Health problems are flooding America. Why? It is the unhealthy‚ toxic food that we are consuming every day‚ everywhere. To change America’s path on health and food‚ we have to fix how we eat and know where our food come from. In the novel‚ The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan‚ the reality of our food is dived into. Pollan takes us on a journey where he explores the four food chains. Those four food chains that control America’s food consist of‚ Industrial‚ Industrial organic‚ Local sustainable
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The first instance we see this positive effect of the physical journey the migrants undertook is in the second stanza where Skrzynecki notes that “voices left their caves/and silence fell from its shackles”. This personification of the voices and also of the silence is an indication that people were starting to speak. “…the sea continued –/breaking into/walled-up griefs” gives
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The poem presents the readers with a portrayal that Skrzynecki had a connection with the garden in his house‚ and the repetition of agriculture through the poem emphasizes his connection to it. The cumulative listing “Plants-grew‚ and rows of sweet corn‚ tended roses and camellias” creates and image for the
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