Change

Change

Change

The world surrounding us is constantly changing. One world could mean something different today than it did yesterday. It is our exposure to change that shapes how we respond to these alterations in the world surrounding us. Today I will discuss my understanding of change and how it associates with the responder, together with other texts. I believe that a change in the environment surrounding you, can affect your perception of changes occurring. This concept of change is evident in the poems ‘Drifters’ by Bruce Dawe, ‘Darwin’ by Peter Goldsworthy and the novel ‘To Kill A Mocking Bird’ by Harper Lee. ‘Drifters’ shows how individuals react to the constant change of environment demonstrating to the responder the effect that this has on a family situation. ‘Darwin’ is about the acceptance of the change in the materialistic environment and realizing the consequences of the change. Likewise, ‘To Kill A Mocking Bird’ creates the idea of undertaking changes in your environment, rather than accepting continuity. The source that manipulates the change in these texts is contrasting, however the outcome always results in the change of the world surrounding them, which in turn affects their perception of the changing environment.

Bruce Dawe expresses his idea of change in environment as being a constant and expected outcome that captures the rejecting response of disappointment through the eyes of the mother. This view is evident through the repetition of ‘she’ throughout the poem. The expected changing in the situation is portrayed by the prematurity of the surrounding environment ‘green tomato’s and bottling set she never unpacked.’ Through this biased perspective we are positioned to recognize that the change in environment is rejected. The assumption that ‘One day soon he’ll tell her to start packing and she won’t even ask why they’re leaving this time, or where they’re heading for’ influences the audience to...