Belonging as a result of cultural paradigms. 10 Mary Street emphasises the parent's strong relationship with their house (in Felix Skryznecki Peter says that "he [his father] loved the garden like an only son" -- check this quote). The cultural paradigm/belief is 'the importance of materialism and the achievement of the Australian Dream (basically to own/pay off a house)'. It is interesting to note that a lot of migrants had many jobs which meant they paid off their house mortgages in a matter of years (e.g. 2 years). This was probably the case with the Skryznecki's.moshizzle said:for the poem "10 mary street", what idea of belonging is communicated? does it have something to do with the relationship between skrzynecki's family and their "soil", like the garden represents an important aspect of polish culture? and that by belonging to the garden then they are staying true to their cultural identity.. is it something like that??
Feliks isn't his real father?hingec said:Look up a bit of Skrzynecki's personal history and any allusions he makes in his poems, it helps loads.
For instance the poem "Feliks Skrzynecki" is not about his "real" father, but his adopted father - and that enables to the poem to be read in an entirely new way.
And just keep thinking about belonging in every point you make.