Change in perspective

Time is an important factor in change. Time not only changes things but it changes peoples perspectives. “Feliks Skrzynecki” by Peter Skrzynecki and “Sky high” by Hannah Robert are both texts that are examples of change in time. They deal with the concept of growing up and the physical and emotional changes people go through. They both rely heavily on the strength of memories. And with the memories we are able to see the changes in perspective that occur.
In “Feliks Skrzynecki”, the poet, speaks about his perspective of his father, and his lack of understanding of him. Although he has emigrated to Australia , he has made his home a kind of refuge from the new world around him and has preserved the unchanging elements of his culture. However his son, the poet, does not have the strong adult bonds with the family’s European past. While the poet admires his father greatly he also recognises his difference from him. Skrzynecki shows through language how the father and ...