Immigrant Voice
The Immigrant Voice
Good morning classmates and teachers, the area of study throughout this term has been on “The immigrant voice”, today I am going to describe the emotions and struggles endured by the immigrant population.
The question you should ask yourself is “ What drives a person to fear so much for their own safety that they must abandon or escape their country of birth? “The immigrant is a person who has come to another country to live for many different reasons. Most causes of migrants are displacement of war or natural disaster; others may leave from poverty, persecution, violence or loss of personal freedom. Regardless of the reason so often the immigrant experience is a negative outcome, many have been discriminated for language, dress code, appearance, skin colour and even cultural background.
The poems “Nobody calls me wog anymore” by Komninos, “Be good little migrants” by Uyen Loewald, “Migrant women on a Melbourne tram” by Jennifer Strauss and the short story “Going home” by Nadya Stani. These texts use a variety of techniques to highlight the immigrant experience.
The poem “Nobody calls me wog anymore” by Komninos shows the frustration and emotional feelings a Greek immigrant has towards Australia, as he is trying to be accepted into the Australian culture. This poet shows great emotion and strength in his writing through the use of repetition, tone and Australian slang techniques. The technique of repetition is used to show frustration and to make a point to the reader; Komninos uses repetition of the word “yes” and the description of what the he is feeling, this is effective in producing emotion and mood in the poem. The set tone in this poem is aggressive and frustrated. The frequent use of capital letters and explanation marks support this. When reading the poem you may feel sorrow towards Komninos, but you can also feel insulted from the way he speaks of Australia. Komninos shows his commitment to Australian culture with the use of
Good morning classmates and teachers, the area of study throughout this term has been on “The immigrant voice”, today I am going to describe the emotions and struggles endured by the immigrant population.
The question you should ask yourself is “ What drives a person to fear so much for their own safety that they must abandon or escape their country of birth? “The immigrant is a person who has come to another country to live for many different reasons. Most causes of migrants are displacement of war or natural disaster; others may leave from poverty, persecution, violence or loss of personal freedom. Regardless of the reason so often the immigrant experience is a negative outcome, many have been discriminated for language, dress code, appearance, skin colour and even cultural background.
The poems “Nobody calls me wog anymore” by Komninos, “Be good little migrants” by Uyen Loewald, “Migrant women on a Melbourne tram” by Jennifer Strauss and the short story “Going home” by Nadya Stani. These texts use a variety of techniques to highlight the immigrant experience.
The poem “Nobody calls me wog anymore” by Komninos shows the frustration and emotional feelings a Greek immigrant has towards Australia, as he is trying to be accepted into the Australian culture. This poet shows great emotion and strength in his writing through the use of repetition, tone and Australian slang techniques. The technique of repetition is used to show frustration and to make a point to the reader; Komninos uses repetition of the word “yes” and the description of what the he is feeling, this is effective in producing emotion and mood in the poem. The set tone in this poem is aggressive and frustrated. The frequent use of capital letters and explanation marks support this. When reading the poem you may feel sorrow towards Komninos, but you can also feel insulted from the way he speaks of Australia. Komninos shows his commitment to Australian culture with the use of