poem “migrant hostel” Migrant hostel explores the emotions surrounding the migrant experience of detainment after arrival in Parks NSW. A tone of instability and insecurity is set by the prominence of nouns in the first stanza. “Comings and goings”‚ “arrivals”‚ “busloads” and “sudden departures” are positioned at the start of the line. This highlights the transient nature of the migrant hotel. The simile “like a homing pigeon circling to get its bearings” creates a sense of the migrants desire
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Personal context plays an important role in defining Peter Skrzynecki’s individual and private sense of belonging as conveyed in both his poems‚ ‘Migrant Hostel’ and ’10 Mary Street’. By exploring and analysing both poems‚ the responder understands that an individual’s sense of belonging or not belonging does vary. Moreover‚ Skrzynecki’s social and cultural experiences add to our understanding of his notion of identity and acceptance with in Australia. Therefore‚ Skrzynecki’s poetic techniques and
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In two of Peter Skrzynecki’s poems‚ Migrant Hostel and Crossing the Red Sea‚ he has expressed many interesting ideas about physical journeys. Through Crossing the Red Sea‚ we experience through his work ideas about the effect of a physical journey as it happens‚ and in Migrant Hostel‚ we are exposed to his ideas of the consequences of a physical journey when it appears to be in its final stages. Some of these ideas include a desire for something familiar‚ alienation and finally a chance to express
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Belonging is significant to everyone because it makes us who we are and it gives a certain connection towards places and people. In the two poems ‘Migrant Hostel’ and ‘St Patrick’s College’ by Peter Skrzynecki not belonging is explored which leads to the individual not expanding or deepening their understanding of themselves and the world. In the short film ‘Missing Her’ by Michael Weisler‚ the individual starts with themselves not belonging and by the end‚ they begin to find a sense of belonging
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Essay on belonging: ( Felicks + Migrant hostel) Belonging is derived from the association with place (s) or relationships‚ and the human desire to feel acceptance. Views on belonging alter between individuals as they are subjective and based on an individual’s personal experience‚ for example the struggle to obtain a sense of belonging in a father and son relationship or enduring the complex process of belonging through migration to another country
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belonging is essential in our lives as it brings about acceptance and 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
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experience some significant moments in time as it shapes and develops our understanding of belonging. This is captured in the poems of Peter Skrzynecki’s‚ ‘Migrant Hostel’‚ ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ and ’10 Mary Street’ using poetic techniques such as‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ alliteration and imagery. Skrzynecki captures the disconnection and isolation of the migrants experience and that of his family in particular. However in Anh Do’s biography‚ ‘The Happiest Refugee’ he uses anecdotes‚ recounts‚ description and
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Migrant Hostel 1. What atmosphere is created in the first sentence- look especially at the verbs. 2. Explain the simile of the homing pigeon in verse 2 and how this defines the people in the migrant hostel 3. What are the “memories of hunger and hate” These memories include a ‘hunger’ or desperation for peace and safety as well as physical hunger‚ from WW2 events (bombing of supply ships and train rails etc.) The hate refers to the enemy side in the war‚ as well as the events‚ the causes‚ the
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in belonging. Within ‘Immigrant Chronicle’‚ Skrzynecki’s poems ’10 Mary Street’ and ‘Migrant Hostel’ particularly demonstrate the positive and negative effects place can have on one’s ability to belong. ’10 Mary Street’ deals with a younger Skrzynecki’s experiences living within his working class family home in a positive environment whilst ‘Migrant Hostel’ deals with the very early memories of living in the migrant camps within Australia and‚ though it isn’t a positive atmosphere‚ is viewed by Skrzynecki
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and personal situation can we belong. Skrzynecki uses the displacement of European migrants‚ in particular Polish migrants‚ to demonstrate how a personal connection to one’s homeland and society at a time of insecurity and discomfort can form a sense of belonging with others. As with many migrants the Skrzynecki family was forced to flee their beloved Poland for personal safety at a time of war. “Migrant hostel”‚ through the use of simile‚ demonstrates how those of similar culture band together
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