Symbolic Of The Endless Possibilities Of Change example essay topic

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From studying such texts as Melina Marchetta's Looking for Alibrandi, The Door written by Miroslav Holub's, feature article Greeks Bearing gifts The Weekend Australian 16 - 17th December by Luke Slattery and the prescribed image my understanding of the consequences of change are that once it has taken place it is inevitable that a chain reaction is set of and many other contributing factors will be affected, the possible outcomes are endless. In Looking for Alibrandi we see due to her relationships her perception of her social class is changed. In the beginning of the novel she 'felt disadvantaged from the beginning' her tone sounding very pitiful and underprivileged reinforces her emotions. Her relationships with John Barton juxtaposed to Jacob Coote helps her develop and tests her character.

Josie is 'opened up to this whole new world out there' her tone is now more relaxed she feels at ease with her social class after learning from her boyfriend Jacob. From the beginning we feel Josie is very strong minded and that her attitude is very forceful, typical of a teenager who thinks she knows everything though overtime she matures which is shown through her tone and no longer sounds as though she has a chip on her shoulder. This is due to many contributing factors but more importantly John Barton's suicide as it challenges her own beliefs about social classes that even though John 'Son of a member in parliament... Good-looking.

Popular. ' he still wasn't happy with what he was dealt. Josie tells her father of her battle for acceptance as she grew up. John never had that battle, and Josie cant understand why he would take his own life when 'he's never had any worries' This is a hard learning curve for Josie. In Josie's experience we see that from the changes in her relationships the consequences resulted in her perception being in relation to many aspects of life were altered.

In the poem The Door we see the symbolism of change and it's infinite possibilities. The Door is symbolic of the endless possibilities of change as is Maybe being italicised, the door is also a metaphor of a barrier. The use of this metaphor is to emphasise the uncertainty of change and how people are scared of this. Entering into unfamiliar territory". If there's a fog" emphasises the uncertainty, fear and worry going beyond the door. It's imperative tone and repetition of refrain reinforces how we should be open to change and it's endless possibilities.

The structure of the poem having a long pause supports meaning, as does the staggered structure, which also slows down the rhythm into a calm tone. Connotations indicate that we should always experiment with change regardless of the consequences being positive or negative". it will clear " encourages change and reassures consequences. Here in The Door the message of being open to change and its endless possibilities is reinforced by the use of different language devices and techniques. The image shown supports very much the idea of all changes / stones having uncontrollable consequences / ripples. This reflects the happenings in Looking for Alibrandi and the message interpreted in the poem The Door. That no matter what the change the possible consequences are endless.

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