On the surface he seems to fit in with Australia having immersed himself into the culture however has a deep connection with his polish heritage and Poland itself. This is shown in the cliche "Kept pace only with the Joneses of his own minds making," This shows the sense of belonging to Australia is only surface deep as it uses an Australian Idiom. The second half of the quote displays his choice to not belong to the culture and that he chooses his own standards. ... Peter conveys the concept that belonging in one place such as the hostel does not necessarily mean belonging universal...

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His powerful, almost familial, kinship with his homeland shows his choice to not accept Australian culture, but instead to seek comfort in his own world. ... Feliks is juxtaposed with his son, who begins to lose touch with his father's culture. ... The persona has begun to lose touch with his culture, and has chosen to assimilate to Australian culture. ... The further the persona immerses himself in Australian culture, the more disassociated he is from his father, and his father's Polish culture. ... Here Skrzynecki, "for nineteen years lived," in his Australian life style, while hi...

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"Migrant Hostel" reflects his own personal experiences as a migrant in Australia. ... This is the immediate expression of Skrzynecki's constant struggle with having one foot in three different cultures, one being Australian, the other two being Poland and Ukraine. ...

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Lastly, the cultural aspect of change is important recounting loss yet inspiring the individual to the assimilation into a new culture. Felik Skrzynecki explores the persona's gradual transition from his point heritage to his new culture in Australia: "At thirteen, Stumbling over lenses in Caesar's Gallic war, I forgot my first Polish word, He repeated it so I never forgot" This literary reference symbolizes the education of his new culture which has changed the persona's focus from the "polish word" to his study in a new culture. Furthermore, the historical allusion: "peg...

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A person's perspective is based upon their background, previous experiences and culture. ... In this poem the narrator speaks about his perspective of his father, and his lack of understanding of him and his polish culture. ... The narrators discontent with his old culture is shown by the phrase" I inherited unknowingly the curse that damned," showing that to him the Polish that he has picked up off his father is nothing but a curse to him. As his father tries to tech him this language the narrator states that he is drifting away from his father and his birth culture. ... The stereotypica...

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