Belonging Peter Shrzynecki Etcc

There are many ways in which we interpret the idea of belonging. Many involve into communities and creates the physical and spiritual connection while others have trouble from being accepted or struggles to find their sense of identity and reserve their traditions In the words of William Yang, whose talk “My Chinese Identity” in N Whitfield (ed) From Yellow Earth to Eucalypt is one of the texts I will refer to, “A sense of identity is all Studying the poetry of Peter Skrzynecki for the past term has shown that “belonging” is a bound up with knowing where you came from. Knowing where we belong, then, is crucial in knowing who we are; but it is not all a positive thing. Belonging in its positive and negative forms – it can nurture but it also restrict – may also be seen in Rob Reiner’s 1986 film Stand By Me, based on a novella by Stephen King. Many of these issues are to be found in Skrzynecki’s work, particularly in “10 Mary Street”and “In the Folk Museum”.

In skrzynecki’s 10 Mary street, the scenes and the idea of domestic joy clearly represents a sense of comfort the family feels whilst living in their home. It was in this house that Shrzynecki and his family are able to truly create their own culture and build the connection to their home land which they may have needed to suppress when they are in the outside world. They have in turn created a world that combines two cultures to feel a lasting sense of belonging, evident when they” BECOME CITIZENS OF THE SOIL THAT WAS FEEDING THEM”. And to an extend Shzynecki feels the sadness that the house will be removed for industrial work. Skrzynecki has a distinct spiritual connection   linked to his home, living there with his parents using the idea that   each day they shut the house “like a well-oiled lock” Illustrating the normal daily routines. The use of listing language “Rusty bucket” “China-blue coat.” The colour suggests vibrancy and life, although the use of the word “coat” suggests protection from the outside...