Essay on Adv English Peter Skrzynecki - 874 Words

How has your understanding of the concept of belonging been shaped by the representation of relationships and events that you have encountered in the texts you have studied for the Area of Study: Belonging? Belonging requires an individual to build a connection with another person or group over time, these connections are often developed through shared experience and understanding. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems; â€Å"Feliks Skrzynecki† (1975) and â€Å"Migrant Hostel† (1975) offer various perspectives and representations on this concept. Ernest Hemingway’s short story â€Å"A clean well lighted place† (1926) and the picture â€Å"Berlin Wall† by unknown (1973) compliment these perspectives and representations further. A lack of shared events and time†¦show more content†¦The younger waiter believes he has â€Å"no regard for those who have to work.† On the contrary the older waiter also doesn’t belong to a family and attempts to explain â€Å"he stays up because he likes it† â€Å"it’s clean and well lighted† the light acting as a metaphorical parallel to the comfort the cafà © offers in his otherwise dark life. Seeing as the older waiter understands him he does his best to make the customer feel he belongs and build a relationship with him. He realises that not everyone shares the same perspective realising â€Å"it’s not only a question of youth† but in this case a question of lack of relationships allowing sympathy and explaining his actions. â€Å"Migrant Hostel†, gives the responder a perspective of the plight of migrants and the trouble they face in building relationships due to the events in their past and the lack of understanding in the world around them. The metaphor of the â€Å"barrier at the main gate†¦ Pointed in reprimand or shame† demonstrates how their housing affects them. A person cannot belong if they feel shamed, furthermore they consider themselves â€Å"birds of passage† with constant â€Å"comings and goings.† The constantly fluctuating events in their life results in an in-ability to form relationships as they have in-adequate time to form them, hindering belonging. Despite this shared â€Å"memories of hunger and hate† allowing some belonging, the alliteration emphasises the hardship of