Discovery is a profound and provocative experience that challenges an individual’s thinking and understanding of the world, but also alter widely held beliefs within a community by drawing upon feelings of excitement and wonder. Hardie’s and Sharkey’s hybrid documentary ‘Go Back To Where You Came From’, suggests that a change in perspectives, can occur when one is confronted by unfamiliar people and unaccustomed places, which can lead people to acknowledge new possibilities and develop a sense of empathy. John Keats poem ‘On looking into Chapman’s Homer’, expresses the intensity of his experiences in discovering Homer through Chapman’s translation, proving that the power of literature takes the reader on a journey of discoveries. By employing
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The notion of challenging the individual’s initial perspective is highlighted by the subjective film editing, achieved through close-up interviews of the six individuals. In the case of Raquel, her process of discovery led her to gain curiosity about individuals rather than develop an insight into the real issue surrounding Australia and refugees. In the opening scenes Raquel is initially presented as an embodiment of a xenophobe, as well as a self proclaimed racist, stating that she is ‘a bit of a racist’. This bigoted perspective is further highlighting in the first episode, when she meets the Masudi family. Her discomforts are shown in the close up shots of her facial expressions and her rigid body language. Her personal discovery was triggered by the confronting situation and conditions she was in, in Kenya Africa. Her time with the Masudi family, challenged her opinions towards Africans, forcing her to recognise people less fortunate than her. This is juxtaposed with the flashbacks of Raquel’s original beliefs, leading to her newly found value, “I think we should give people a chance”. It is through this cultural discovery and exposure to the disturbing reality of refugees, that drives Raquel to apprehend human compassion, a discovery that transforms her attitude and …show more content…
John Keats poem emphasises that discovery is conceived through the individual engagement with literature. This articulated by the heavy use of first person through the inverted word order, ‘Much have I travell’d”, to convey to the reader the thrill of discovery he has experienced with Homer’s poetry. Keats uses similes that are both beautiful and apt, "Then felt I like some watcher of the skies, When a new planet swims into his ken." The rarity of such a discovery and the emotions that would overwhelm an exploration are truly what counts. This is highlighted by the imagery alluding to discovery, contending that the reading of Chapman’s translations is likened to the discoveries implied by the imagery. The reader of the translations is equated to Cortez’s ‘eagle eyes’, this alliteration serves to underlines that their imaginations are flooded by a bewildering variety of guesses as to what lies beyond the horizon.The final line of the poem, “Look'd at each other with a wild surmise—Silent, upon a peak in Darien”, evoke the images of stillness, as Keats isolates the word ‘silent’ deliberately, appropriately expressing the author’s awe at the feelings of having made a thrilling discovery through the powers of
The notion of challenging the individual’s initial perspective is highlighted by the subjective film editing, achieved through close-up interviews of the six individuals. In the case of Raquel, her process of discovery led her to gain curiosity about individuals rather than develop an insight into the real issue surrounding Australia and refugees. In the opening scenes Raquel is initially presented as an embodiment of a xenophobe, as well as a self proclaimed racist, stating that she is ‘a bit of a racist’. This bigoted perspective is further highlighting in the first episode, when she meets the Masudi family. Her discomforts are shown in the close up shots of her facial expressions and her rigid body language. Her personal discovery was triggered by the confronting situation and conditions she was in, in Kenya Africa. Her time with the Masudi family, challenged her opinions towards Africans, forcing her to recognise people less fortunate than her. This is juxtaposed with the flashbacks of Raquel’s original beliefs, leading to her newly found value, “I think we should give people a chance”. It is through this cultural discovery and exposure to the disturbing reality of refugees, that drives Raquel to apprehend human compassion, a discovery that transforms her attitude and …show more content…
John Keats poem emphasises that discovery is conceived through the individual engagement with literature. This articulated by the heavy use of first person through the inverted word order, ‘Much have I travell’d”, to convey to the reader the thrill of discovery he has experienced with Homer’s poetry. Keats uses similes that are both beautiful and apt, "Then felt I like some watcher of the skies, When a new planet swims into his ken." The rarity of such a discovery and the emotions that would overwhelm an exploration are truly what counts. This is highlighted by the imagery alluding to discovery, contending that the reading of Chapman’s translations is likened to the discoveries implied by the imagery. The reader of the translations is equated to Cortez’s ‘eagle eyes’, this alliteration serves to underlines that their imaginations are flooded by a bewildering variety of guesses as to what lies beyond the horizon.The final line of the poem, “Look'd at each other with a wild surmise—Silent, upon a peak in Darien”, evoke the images of stillness, as Keats isolates the word ‘silent’ deliberately, appropriately expressing the author’s awe at the feelings of having made a thrilling discovery through the powers of