As social beings, it is adamant that we acquire a sense of belonging within ourselves and with the changing facets of humanity. The human necessity to belong is asserted by our allegiance to connect and bond with our surroundings and fellow man. It is essential in life that we understand and accept our identity in order to find a balance within society. Lacking to coexist or to immerse yourself with the greater population can result in loneliness and solitary confinement. “Feliks Skrzynecki” and ‘Ancestors’ by Peter Skrzynecki, published in The Immigrant Chronicles, persuasively portrays the many barriers that can obstruct ones ability to belong to their environment. ‘Vincent’ a short animated film by Tim Burton and the novel Looking For Alibrandi,
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To be culturally deprived of your heritage is detrimental to your well-being and can leave you feeling hostile. Feliks Skrzynecki explores the cultural chasm between the young persona and his father, symbolically illustrating the struggles of migrants to belong in a foreign country. The father's established sense of cultural affiliation with Poland is distinctly portrayed with his preoccupation with the garden: “Loved his garden like an only child”. The simile conveys the irony of how he seems more affectionate towards the garden than his actual son, which is construed by Peter as a paternal rejection. The garden analogously renders a sense of cultural connection which enables Feliks to define Australia as an extension of his homeland ‘Poland’. Peter's loneliness is evoked through the anaphora of …show more content…
The poem is articulated from a second person point of view, as stated ‘hang over you in a dream’ and ‘why do you wake’. The use of second person demonstrates how the author feels disconnected to his past and his descendants. The writer struggles with his sense of identity, thus feels detached to his family. ‘Ancestors’ also expresses how a lack of understanding of ones roots will eventually catch up to affecting ones future. Several dashes are utilized as part of the structure, to reinforce the unknown and to allow a pause for thoughts to become more clearer. Consequently, understanding your identity and past assists in disintegrating radical barriers and enables you to procure a place to belong as shown in Looking For Alibrandi when Josephine meets her
To be culturally deprived of your heritage is detrimental to your well-being and can leave you feeling hostile. Feliks Skrzynecki explores the cultural chasm between the young persona and his father, symbolically illustrating the struggles of migrants to belong in a foreign country. The father's established sense of cultural affiliation with Poland is distinctly portrayed with his preoccupation with the garden: “Loved his garden like an only child”. The simile conveys the irony of how he seems more affectionate towards the garden than his actual son, which is construed by Peter as a paternal rejection. The garden analogously renders a sense of cultural connection which enables Feliks to define Australia as an extension of his homeland ‘Poland’. Peter's loneliness is evoked through the anaphora of …show more content…
The poem is articulated from a second person point of view, as stated ‘hang over you in a dream’ and ‘why do you wake’. The use of second person demonstrates how the author feels disconnected to his past and his descendants. The writer struggles with his sense of identity, thus feels detached to his family. ‘Ancestors’ also expresses how a lack of understanding of ones roots will eventually catch up to affecting ones future. Several dashes are utilized as part of the structure, to reinforce the unknown and to allow a pause for thoughts to become more clearer. Consequently, understanding your identity and past assists in disintegrating radical barriers and enables you to procure a place to belong as shown in Looking For Alibrandi when Josephine meets her