My Place by Sally Morgon

This concept is conveyed vividly through “My Place” by Sally Morgan, “The Door” by Holub, “I will survive” by Gloria Gaynor, and finally the poem “Stepping Out” by Maureen Watson.

Although the process and catalyst for these changes are different, the resultant summation that we can take from these texts, is that change is beneficial despite the hardships that may be experienced during this process of change.

To see whether “My Place” does support the meaning of change in question, we must look at the changes that occur. Firstly, I will start by analysing Sally Morgan herself and the changes she experiences.

Sally Morgan chose to give the book a fully rounded ‘adult’ version of what happened at each position in the narrative, a version filled out with the benefit of hindsight. By choosing this structure, it helps to create little mysteries throughout the book that enthrall the reader. For example, why was Nan so fearful and what was wrong with her father? These mysteries are cleaned up later in the book. The significance of this, is that the reader, has to experience the same confusion and nagging wish to know that Sally felt at the time. It also m

Finally, in “I will survive” we see that the persona overcomes her regret of a sour relationship, and with this change comes a sense of confidence and independence. No longer is she ‘afraid’ of how she will confront the world on her own, but instead with powerful statements such as ‘I’ll stay alive’, and ‘I will survive’, we can see that she has the will power to go on.

Gloria Gaynor effectively brings the listener to her side by writing the song lyric in first person. We emphasise with her struggles, and words such as ‘afraid’ and ‘petrified’ highlight the fear that the woman is experiencing. At first we are led to believe by these words that the woman can not cope with the change she has experienced in her life, but the word ‘but’, marks a change in her values.

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