Changing Perspective

‘The reactions to change can vary depending on the change itself’

To what extent has your study of change demonstrated this?

Change varies depending on the change itself. My study of ‘change’ has demonstrated that a dramatic situation normally leads to a dramatic response, a less dramatic change tends to evoke a less dramatic response. In The Stolen Children, Their Stories, edited by Carmel Bird, the personal accounts of the stolen children tell of the forced change that was brought into their life, against their will. ‘The National Picture’, by Geoff Parr, allows the responder to be drawn to the visual representation of change over the Australian nation. The visual representation explores indigenous Australians reaction to change, and how they are looking to reconcile the past. The use of an identical setting for ‘The National Picture’ truly shows the depth of change that Australia has undertaken over the time of the identical set out pictures. Tony Kaye’s American History X, explores the violent reactions to the change undertaken by Danny, one of the central characters, who attempts to come to an understanding of events which have shaped his life and the world changing around him, in particular, a

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Keller kept scrap-books of past memories. These are used to show the direction of Australian society and the taking of land away (measuring sticks). The crescendo and the use of the slow motion depiction of Danny’s death truly magnifies the deeper implications of the final scene. This representation relates to the concept of changing perspective because it graphically shows the change undertaken in Australian society. The language is emotive, however informative, to keep the responder aware of such an important issue in Australian society. Other visual images are used such as measuring sticks and the compass.

Peter Goldsworthy’s Maestro is essentially Paul Crabbe’s memoir. He thought he was doing the Aborigines a favour however the motivation was of great concern. The ringleader involved in luring Derek is a thoroughly despicable character named Cameron Alexander, a villain who enlists alienated, disillusioned youths into his white supremacy group. He was cynical about Europe in general and Vienna in particular. The other purpose of her book is that there is a healing and a reconciliation process to be shown by the Australian people. Change can be both forced and natural, covert and dramatic, but it is how we interpret and respond/react to this change which will shape our own perspectives and our own lives. It could be argued that Parr is trying to initiate a change in the perspective of Australia’s national consciousness in that a white man is shaking hands with a black man.

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