(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

Understanding of the journey

The poem shows the human triumph over adversity in a difficult journey. A journey is often involuntary, and is only made to escape from death and misfortune.
             David Moore has also captured the emotions of immigrants at the end of the trip as they arrive by ship to their new home in the famous photograph "Immigrants arriving Sydney 1966". It is a moving portrait that shows the rewards attained at the end of the journey can only be appreciated through the various challenges in the journey. It captures the hopes and fears of people spanning several generations as they look beyond the photographer to their promised land. Many of the emotions displayed in the photograph are also depicted in crossing the red sea as there is a general sense of optimism, but also anxiety. The dark coloured background suggests that the dark past is behind them and that a new journey into a new life is ahead of them. The old woman next to the child represents the coming together of the past and the future - the end of one journey and the beginning of another. The settings of the photograph with not centre points mean that each person and their expression are just as important as they hold onto the rails for support in an unknown environment. In Skrzynecki's poem and Moore's photograph two similar journeys are portrayed. The physical journey is not a vacation but a journey forced onto them out of necessity because their homeland was a place where survival was uncertain and that their idea of a better life was no more than a job, shelter and food for the family. Without facing the emotion and intellectual challenges in a physical journey, the immigrants would not be able to appreciate the rewards attained at their destination.
             At the end of a long sea trip, immigrants are often taken to Central Station to be transported to their temporary homes. In the very depressing poem "Immigrants at Central Station", Skrzynecki shoes that a journey never ends by presenting a frozen image in an overcrowded train station where the new arrivals remember the bleak memories of the Holocaust.


Essays Related to Understanding of the journey

1. Building Bridges Of Understanding Through Commitment And Service To Humanity

... understanding nothing would ever get accomplished and there would be hatred amongst everyone in all aspects of life. If you are committed to building these bridges and willing to do whatever it takes then you will accomplish you goal, but it is going to take commitment from each side. Whether it is between two people or one million everyone has to want the ... only is a good deed, but it feels good to know that you helped someone. It isn't just less fortunate people that could use our help. Even the higher society could use help. Everyone has problems and some problems aren't meant to be...

  • Word Count: 440
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

2. The Stone Angel and Hamlet

... Hamlet go on a journey to discover knowledge and to achieve a better understanding about them selves. Both Characters depart, Hagar escaping her nursing home , while Hamlet sent away for his "own protection ". Along the way, they have test and trials which furthers their understanding of them selves. At last resulting in a transformation which gives them the final touch of understanding who they are. Therefore , through the examination of Hargar Shipley and ... and Hamlet have completed their journeys successfully , understanding their purpose at last and died peacefully. Therefore, thr...

  • Word Count: 1471
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Grade Level: High School

3. The Delights of Self-Discovery From Traveling are Always Ava

The delights of self-discovery from traveling are always available. Traveling can be insightful and give us a deeper understanding of ourselves. We go into foreign environments in search of something new. We each have a familiar geographical and cultural zone in which we live our daily lives. When we step outside it and go where we are foreign, it might provoke a lot of different emotions: desire, fear, anxiety ... " based on what we would do at home, or simply what we feel is the best. When traveling, we loose somehow the contact with people we know. When we are away from their expectations ...

  • Word Count: 408
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

4. The Ivory Trail

... convey the general meaning of the novel to the responder. This novel appears to be about a physical journey down "The Ivory Trail" where the protagonist overcomes mental and physical obstacles to obtain an understanding of unknown mysterious and understanding within himself. There are three examples of text on this cover, the authors name, the title and a phrase "Not all journeys have an ending", which may suggest the overall theme of the novel. The author's name and the title "The ... the subjects metaphorical journey to better understanding results from and is more important than the ...

  • Word Count: 732
  • Approx Pages: 3

5. The Incredible Journey

... ". I think he would be a good dog to have but not as good as my dogs! Then Luath, the Labrador retriever, is a courageous, kind, wise, old dog, which is very loving and understanding. I think he's kind of like Shawn Connery in the James Bond, 007 movies! During their journey, when Tao becomes scared Luath takes it upon himself to comfort her. Luath leads Tao and Bodger ... through the Canadian wilderness to find their family successfully. Summary The story begins with three pets named Tao, whom is a Siamese cat ... like rivers and even fight vicious, wild beast like dogs. The animals ha...

  • Word Count: 527
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

6. The Value of Archetypes in Literature

... experience is "the Return". This is where the hero is driven to complete the adventure and choose whether to follow the road back from the special world of being on a quest. Finally, the Hero's Journey archetype is something often spotted in literature by various readers. Using some of the phases in this archetype and comparing them to the heroes in literature, one can have a better understanding of the text and characters in ... terms of human interaction. Even through the exceptionally large continual of change in human culture, archetypes are ... ...

  • Word Count: 1319
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

7. As You Like It and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

... inherently a transformative process, with opportunities taking the form of new understanding of both a character's self and the context surrounding them. Both Shakespeare's comedic play As You Like It and Ken Kesey's post-modernist novel, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," portrays the transformation of its characters throughout the texts, via a close examination of the gradual evolution of character that occurs within the protagonists of each text. During the process of the journey, characters encounter certain obstacles which act ... to ultimately glorify the sacrifice of McMurphy wit...

  • Word Count: 1017
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

8. Concepts of African American Literature

... decide what and how they will identify themselves. Lastly others may choose to go on a psychological journey in which they gain self-understanding. Many people may pursue one avenue of this and end up completing all three or two of the three. These avenues of regaining and establishing their identity will be explained below. Sankofa Experience Another main example ... journey African American people should take physically in order to be able to have a better understanding of their roots and therefore instill a better sense of identity. The quest for identity has directly produced the ide...

  • Word Count: 3543
  • Approx Pages: 14
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

9. Exegetical Analysis of Luke 14:25-33

... quot;A Prologue that came from the 2nd century states that the Gospel was written in Greece and Luke died there." (Brown 269) The Gospel of Luke serves many significant purposes. By analyzing the comparison of Luke and Acts we can grasp a better understanding of why Luke was written. A majority of this depends on the relations between the Romans and the Jews. Through some of the author's descriptions of Roman officials he was trying ... to persuade Roman officials to treat the Christians equally and with respect. He also ... is learning from God what he desires in these certain areas. ...

  • Word Count: 4121
  • Approx Pages: 16
  • Grade Level: High School

10. Taking the Easy Road

... Clugston, 2011, sec. 6.5), there is a sense of purpose, producing perseverance in the journey of life of each of the protagonists. In each of these two literary pieces, Frost and Welty each present a persevering individual who arrives at the end of their life's journey, with much to show for their life choices. The theme of perseverance is strengthened and established through a comparative analysis of these two pieces. Analyzing the similarities and differences in form and style ... is that much more essential to answer and lends greater understanding of the imagery in each piece, and i...

  • Word Count: 2554
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question