St Patricks

One of Skrzyneckis main focuses in St Patricks College is the disconnections from the environment. The imagery of Our Lady watched with outstretched arms conveys a sense on welcoming and inclusion. However, the Lady image is overshadowed by clouds and this is symbolises the icons insecurities and doubts for the debut. The pieces disconnections are further reinforced by the irony of I stuck pine needles into the motto. The motto represents the core value of the inculcate and the eccentric is desecrating these cerebrations.This highlights the portions disrespect for the school and his lack of immediate adoption of the schools ideals. Thus, the persona is alienated and a sense of acceptance is non developed within the institution. Through the simile like a opposed tourist, Skrzynecki portrays the personas disaffection for the school. The diction tourist suggests that the persona is an outsider and a connection to place has not yet been developed. This idea is further reinforc ed by the repetition of 8 years which emphasises the personas lack of acceptance.It indicates that his school time has appeared long to him, indicating a lack of interest due to his alienation. The personal pronoun of I strengthens the idea of the personas alienation, illustrating his sense of l mavenliness. Consequently, finished the stanzas tone of disaffection it evokes within the responders empathy for the personas kerfuffle and alienation from the physical environment. The irony of privileged to wear represents the impediment of the singulars progress.The persona is carrying a burden of responsibilities and expectations set by his mom and the school itself. Although he did not feel accepted in the institution he tried to assimilate with the others around him as shown by Could show The Lords Prayer In Latin, all in one breath. This conveys his insincerity in the prayer and that his religious understanding is save superficial. Hence, the persona has no meaningful connection to the process of learning the values and the whole schooling experience.