Change can be confronting and because of this we often try to resist it. However, we need change and we must accept it, for without change we cannot grow. This confrontation of change, resistance and final acceptance of change can be seen in the texts, "Sky-High", "The Door", and Gwen Harwood's poems "In the Park", and "The Glass Jar". All four of these texts examines" the process of change and attitudes towards change. .
In the text "Sky-High" by Hannah Robert we are shown different attitudes towards change. We see that change can be confronting, however we cannot resist it because without it we cannot grow. The attitude that we are often resistant to change is a major aspect of change portrayed in this short story. The nostalgic tone highlights the passage of time and stages of life. She uses a first person narrative remembering her childhood experiences using the "washing line" as a metaphor to remind the reader about the changes in one's life. This also tells us that she still wishes she could still swing on the washing line, she does not want to grow up, and she is resisting the change. .
Although this texts shows her resistance to change it also exposes the attitude that change is inevitable. The change from a child's view to an adult's view shows the change in life physically and mentally as you grow up, this is inevitable, everyone grows older. This attitude can also be seen in the change of the environment. Her surroundings have changed since she was a young child, this is inevitable as everything changes, it can not stay the same forever. .
As these things change it results in consequences, with change comes consequences. This story is about growing up, changing from a young innocent child with no worries nor responsibilities into an adult with more responsibilities and awareness of what is going on around her. The fact that she has more responsibilities and no longer a care free innocent young person is the consequence of this change.
