HSC STANDARD ENGLISH PRESCRIBED TEXT: Skrzynecki‚ Peter – The Immigrant Chronicle Chosen Poems: -Migrant Hostel -Postcard “Belonging is essential for human fulfillment” When somebody belongs they usually feel accepted and comfortable‚ yet when somebody does not belong‚ feelings of detachment and disorientation can be seen‚ so surely belonging is essential for human fulfillment. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems Migrant Hostel and Postcard show the fulfillment of belonging but mainly of not belonging
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connection to a person‚ group or place. Migrants often experience alienation and exclusion before experiencing acceptance and belonging into the new society. Peter skrzynecki portrays migration as a painful‚ soul searching experience‚ re forging a sense of personal and cultural identity which is evident in Migrant hostel. On the contrary Peter displays a perspective were the family feels stability and security at their address 10 Mary Street. The journey to belong often proves to be a great burden;
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Migrant Hostel is an account of Peter Skrzynecki’s time in the migrant hostel‚ yet it is ambiguous and could apply to many immigrants. This suggests that many people were struggling to find belonging as immigrants in Australia. A general experience is emphasized in the first stanza by the use of “us” in the 2nd last line. The last line of the stanza poses a question to the reader “Who would be coming next.” This technique is used to engage them in the poem. It also underlines the uncertainty and
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Peter Skrzynecki’s ’Migrant Hostel’‚ Parkes 1949 - 1951‚ illustrates how in the initial stages of belonging‚ people feel insecure‚ experience doubt and fear and search for friendships to establish a sense of security. The poem is in 4 stanzas and each stanza is more than 6 lines long. Each stanza is one sentence and several ideas are brought out within each sentence. This syntax visually shows how doubtful and tentative the migrants were when they came to Australia. Australia was supposed to be
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Migrant Hostel (spatial belonging) – White Ribbon Poem No one kept count of all the comings and goings— arrivals of newcomers in busloads from the station‚ sudden departures from adjoining blocks that left us wondering who would be coming next. Nationalities sought each other out instinctively— like a homing pigeon circling to get its bearings; years and name-places recognised by accents‚ partitioned off at night by memories of hunger and hate. For over two years we loved
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The poem ‘Migrant Hostel’ shows feelings of confusion and loss for the persona‚ and how they feel no sense of place or belonging‚ due to the interactions with society and how the society doesn’t want the migrants to be a part of their community. The poem reveals a historical fact through the date and place name‚ this shows that this poem is personal and establishes the reality of this experience. The transient nature shown through the poem is represented by the description in the first stanza‚ ‘comings
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In Looking For Alaska‚ Miles “Pudge” Halter struggles with coming to terms with‚ or accepting‚ a lot of things that happen in the novel. In the ‘After’ part of the novel‚ Miles matures the most and comes of age by accepting and coping with Alaska’s death‚ realizing that his relationship with Alaska wasn’t as personal as he thought it was‚ and by learning how to survive in the labyrinth. One of the first signs that Miles has come of age is that he accepts Alaska’s death. For instance the
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John Green Fights Back Against Banning of Looking for Alaska‚ explains how associations are fighting back against the banning of books in public libraries and how a well known‚ award winning author feels about the prohibiting of his book in school libraries. The author‚ John Green‚ published his first novel Looking for Alaska in 2005. At that time‚ the novel was not very popular because Green was just beginning his career. Within a decade‚ Looking for Alaska became the most complained about book in
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Green’s target audience is young adults that like reading stories that they can somewhat relate to. While reading Looking For Alaska‚ I realized the main purpose of this novel is that Green wants to help his readers find their own “Great Perhaps.” Which you will read about in more detail throughout the book. In LFA‚ the book is separated into two parts‚ Before and After. Before: a socially awkward teen named Miles Halter is saying goodbye to his family and “friends” before he goes to Culver Creek
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Looking for Alaska‚ by John Green‚ is a story about friendship and love. As a new student at Culver Creek (a boarding school)‚ Miles gets a chance to start over and actually get a chance to make friends. When Miles gets to his school for the first time he meets his roommate‚ Chip‚ and they become friends. A little after meeting Chip and Miles go to Chips friend Alaska’s room. Miles automatically started to fall for Alaska by her looks. Without even fully getting to know Miles‚ Alaska starts to gossip
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