Peter Skryznecki’s poem ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ celebrates his father and documents the migrant experience of belonging in a new country and culture. His second poem ’10 Mary Street’ reflects on the family home and how this was integral to his family having a sense of belonging in Australia. The film ‘Yolngu Boy’ explores indigenous society,
How is the concept of belonging represented by Peter in his poem Feliks Skrzynecki? Belonging is the feeling that is felt by someone who has a spiritual connection to a group or place. In his poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” Peter illustrates his changing attitude to belonging due to his deep admiration for his father. Differences in culture can serve as a barrier to belonging. Peter’s lack of belonging is felt throughout this poem as he cannot truly appreciate his father’s Polish heritage against the mainstream Australian culture that Peter has grown up in.
Paul’s parents’ choices changed the direction of his life. While they meant well, they were shielding Paul from life and the real world. They also prevented Paul from growing up and may have led Paul to distrust his parents and other authority figures. By demanding his truth about his eyesight, Paul showed his desire for the truth and to grow up. Part of growing up is learning how to handle the truths and disappointments of life.
Inherently, Australia is a multicultural society and each person should have a right of feeling welcome. Rutton (2013: 10) reports that he has witnessed discrimination based upon race in Australia. If the changes are effected, then people from other races will be subject to humiliation, just because of their race. The proposed changes makes unlawful acts that will intimidate by means of causing fear or physical violence. Clearly, this does not protect vulnerable people from being unfairly discriminated against or humiliated due to their race or national or ethnic origin
This shows his acceptance because he doesn’t see Jim as a person and he sees his children as someone else’s property, which he feels would be wrong to steal. Although he accepts society’s view on slavery, Huck’s respect toward Jim is shown when Huck goes to him for his help, to find out what Pap was doing in town. Huck’s respect towards Jim is displayed because there were many other people Huck could have asked, but he chose Jim
Soutphommasane explains the confusion on what Anzac day meant to him, he states; ‘As a teenager, I found myself at a loss when other’s at school spoke about the sacrifice made by our ‘forebears’ in defending the Australian way of life.’ This is an insight thought that give’s the reader an idea on what he was thinking at that time. The author also touches on multiculturalism and how many cultures feel that to them, Anzac day should be commemorated in different way’s that fits in with their culture. The use of extensive language the author uses give’s his arguments more effectiveness. From his usage of descriptive words to give the reader visualisation to the theme’s of ‘appeal to
Perceptions of belonging or not belonging vary. This concept is explored in Peter Skryznecki’s Immigrant Chronicle in the poem, Feliks Skryznecki. Feliks and Peter have different perceptions of their belonging in Australia and the necessity of belonging in Australia. In my related text, the movie Happy Feet, directed by George Miller, Mumble finds his differences alienate him from his penguin society and he begins a search to find a sense of belonging. Feliks, Peter’s immigrant father is the main subject of the poem, but Peter himself also becomes the subject as their ways of creating their places in the world are compared.
Huck Have you ever been influenced by society to make a choice you don’t feel comfortable with? For instance, if your friends decide to pick on a kid at school, and while you don’t have anything against the person, you have to go along with your friends so you don’t become the next target? Huck Finn was put in a similar situation when he was faced with the choice of going along with society by exiling a black person, or helping the man he found to be his friend. Although Huck Finn realized he would be going against society, he decided to help Jim, the runaway slave, because he found his friendship with him to be more important than pleasing society. In the heart of Mississippi, it is nothing but ordinary to treat black people with no respect.
His ex-friend Bennie Reid taught Paul that sometimes relationships ‘just happen’ even though Paul did not like the prospect of befriending Bennie largely because of his position in the social hierarchy, he still could not abandon Bennie and be left with nobody. Paul’s relationship with Keller is therefore very important to him because although Paul might be at the bottom of the school hierarchy along with Bennie, he is as his parents often remind him, a talented musician. The maestro sees Paul’s arrogance for what it is and conversely devises his teaching methods to suit the position at which Paul was at. As this was initially an insult to Paul the relationship started with no mutual respect, Keller having respect for no one in his surroundings treated his student as he would anyone else. Paul’s first impressions of Keller are ‘Misleading, of course’ and that he is a bad teacher because of Keller’s patronisation.
This quote defiantly shows that people are not born violent. The Invisible man clearly wants people to not ignore him that is why he is so mean, just to get attention. “The Destructors” also disproves that people are born violent. For example, “T was giving orders with decision: it was as though this plan had been with him all his life, pondered through the seasons” (Graham Greene 13). This shows that ‘T’ bosses the kids around cause he was giving “orders” about how he wanted stuff done.