Analysis Of The Ink Bridge

Literature is a very explicit term that includes so many time honored written masterpieces. A narrative would be exceedingly dull if nothing ever occurred to the characters in a specific surrounding. One of the key elements that affects the plotline are the various major settings throughout the story. The setting is the scene in which a story takes place, which involves the time, the location, and the natural environment. It can also greatly affect the plotline of the novel and the mood of the characters. It can easily create the tone, or atmosphere, of a certain scene in a story. The characteristics of a setting pushes the audience to gain a feeling of the tension a character must experience, and thus the suspenseful tone is developed. There are two major settings that take place in A Prayer for Owen Meany, which greatly adds to the novel as a whole. They are Gravesend, New Hampshire and Toronto, Canada. These two locations are vitally connected to the distinct time period, which deeply explore the roles the characters play and how they are perceived by characters like John Wheelwright and Owen Meany.

‘The Happiest Refugee’ discusses various concepts including the effects of war, the trauma that refugees experience, their desire to contribute to society and our negative attitudes towards them. After the war, South Vietnamese soldiers and their families were captured by the North Vietnamese Communists and held in labour camps. Some of these prisoners were eventually released (after 1976), however, they had no right to education, employment or government supplied food rations. If Ahn had not left this oppressive environment, he would have grown up in extreme poverty and would be a very different person due to the trauma that

A refugee is defined as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war or persecution. Since the communist victory in Vietnam in 1975, Australia has become a desirable location for hundreds of thousands of refugees as a result of the pleasant lifestyle and an abundance of employment opportunities. The experiences of Indochinese refugees in the 1970’s and present day refugees contain both similar and contrasting elements. Refugees no longer flee from countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos instead they arrive to Australia from war-ravaged nations in the Middle East such as Iraq and Syria. Nevertheless, these countries are all victims of war and people continue to seek refuge as a consequence of conflict and fear

Another technique used in the documentary to challenge the viewers’ assumptions was the use of narration to present facts about the refugee situation. These facts and figures give the viewers a truthful and realistic picture of the situation. Some beliefs that exist in Australian society are that we are taking in too many refugees; they are criminals, they are taking over Australia, using Australian tax payers’ money and changing our culture. However, we are presented with facts and figures that change our assumptions. For example, more than 30 million people have fled their homes with nothing but the clothes they wear, boat smugglers charge up to and over $10, 000 US dollars, 13, 000 refugees are accepted annually only 2,000 of those refugees arrive by boat. Despite what many people think, like Raye who believed refugees in Australia are “handed everything on a gold platter,” life in detention centres is hard. In Villawood Detention Centre, over 9 months, three detainees committed suicide and 18 caused self-harm.

Political unrest and local war happens around the world all the time. Many people live in a dangerous situation and suffered from violence. Hence, large amount of asylum seeker undertakes a huge perilous, try to cross the ocean and arrive Australia. To deal with this issue, Australian government enacted mandatory detention policy and offshore processing policy, these policies become highly contentious in the community with many arguments and criticisms. This report will focus on the nature and purpose of these immigration policies and the impact towards the asylum seeker as well as the criticism form international. To propose some advice about how the future policies should be framed.

I'm an ambassador for amnesty international, campaigning for refugees rights. Amnesty works to protect the safety of millions of refugees who are forced to flee their homes to escape war, genocide and torture. The main debate of this issue is of national security vs human rights. Every Australian has their stance on this and for those that oppose it, often believe that “we are letting in terrorists”. This generalisation, based off ill-legitimate fear, is anything but true. In fact, it is just racist. According to the the Australian Parliamentary Library, between 70-100% of people who arrived by boat have been found to be refugees. This means, these individuals have been forced to leave their

I think that the author creates a perfect blend between past and present personal conflicts. He incorporates the setting by describing it vividly to the reader but also describes the character's reaction to the setting change so that the reader can relate to the characters feelings.

Asylum seekers or refugees have fled their countries’ due to volatile circumstances such as war, or fear of prosecution. Upon arrival in Australia they are moved to detention centres. Detention centres hold people who have come without a visa, any non-national and all unauthorised boat arrivals (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2014). These centres hold refugees for indefinite periods and in poor conditions. They are used as a spectacle to represent illegality and a threat to Australian society (Marfleet, 2007, p672).

The Kurdi’s luck ran out shortly after the boat left shore as big waves took control of the watercraft and it soon capsized. The father, Abdullah, was the family’s lone survivor. The Kurdi’s sorrowful story is not unique. This year alone, more than 2 600 have died venturing across the

When Omed attacks some Talibs from the Taliban, they hold him down and cut out his tongue, “He felt his tongue break free of its harness…blood drained into his throat. He drank it, tasting iron and anger.” (Page 9) He loses his ability to talk, his main way of communicating. Omed attacking the Taliban and surviving meant that he was a target for them, they want to kill him. Omed escapes Afghanistan, but suffers with barely anything, just the clothes on his back. Later in the book, during his time in a detention centre, he looked outside of the fence and saw some wildlife, “They stared at Omed from outside the wire” (Page 86) Omed is trapped inside a prison while the wild animals are unrestricted and have more freedom than him, they can go wherever they want. Omed suffers through the book, losing many important things, but he still displays kindness and

Could you ever imagine embarking on a boat fit for few, but instead packed with hundreds of bodies pressed against one another, the stench of those bodies intensifying as time passes? For these people they have nothing to lose. The quality of their lives is so low. Could you imagine entrusting your only legal documentations that could grant you safe access into Australia to boat smugglers who threaten to kill you or throw you off the boat if you don't comply with their orders?

He describes it in such detail because he wants to describe the setting in a way that appeals to the reader. Opinions may vary, but when I read the first page I automatically thought of a place abundant in greenery and animals. Maybe even a forest with a running river. But then later on in the book he describes the setting in a very opposite manner.

(SIP-B) In the book finding safety is a struggle for Najmah and other refugees, but this is not just a fictional issue, many refugees in real life had to go through many struggles to find a safe place for them and their family. (STEWE-1) During the travels of refugees in the real world there's no hesitation in the force or the violence that they used. A web page article talked it about Refugees escaping a city which was being tortured “A journey to the remote town of Thal, three miles from the border near the Afghan city of Khost, offered a rare glimpse of the brute force faced by starving and terrified refugees” (Smucker). This rare seen force is also shown in the book told by Nur when he was takes by the Taliban, “nearly every man that we you and I have ever known-lying on the ground their bodies over lapping each other, with blood coming from bullet holes in their heads” (Staples 254). If that were not bad enough “they made us dig a hole and put their bodies inside covering them (Staples 255). (STEWE-2) Once refugees get to the “safe” place worries and struggles still remain, “several thousand displaced people here needed winter clothing and medical attention to prevent many more deaths in the months ahead. More than 175 of these refugees , most of them children, have died of disease since the bombardment began, relief officials said” (Chivers). The book shows this in detail “Many are missing a hand or a foot or an eye. So

What is the setting of this story and why do you think the author has used this setting?

In the recent months, the newspaper front page talks about the Rohingyas. The Rohingyas refugees in the sea escaping from Myanmar have nowhere to go. They are literately stuck in a better of sea ping pong with Southeast-Asian nations calling them to go to other Southeast-Asian nation. It only ends for the Rohingyas Refugees when they reach Australia, the only western country in the nearby seas. But by that time most of the Rohingyas would be weak and sick. Upon seeing this article, I decided that this would be my artifact.