Physical Journeys? What do we write about? (1 Viewer)

[rsingh]

Hey guys, I have a question which might at first seem patent, but may benefit everyone.

When writing about physical journeys, what exactly do we write about?

haha .. I know it might sound stupid and late to ask that, but nevertheless, what do we include in the Section 3: AoS response.

If someone could give a clear and succint rundown, it would'nt only benefit me, but everyone doing Physical Journeys for the AoS.

Thanks!

 

[Aimz- Lou.]

You can write about:
- the impact of a physical journey on the person who undertook it...
- The impact of the physical journy on people witnessing it...
- the emotional effects the journey has on the individual...
- Any transformations or revelations that occur BECAUSE the physical journey has been taken...
- Sometimes the simplistic nature of the journey- ie- nothing actually happens except a person moves from one place to another.
- The irrevocable nature of a journey- even if you retrace your steps, it is impossible to come back from a journey unchanged, because you will have seen, learnt, or felt something that you didn't before...
- The individual nature of the journey- the impacts of a journey will vary from person to person...
- The inevitability of a journey- People can decide which journey they wish to take- but ultimately it is impossible to avoid the journey altogether unless you curl up in a ball and never move.

Those are the things we got taught about- obviously which ones you refer to depends on which stimulus booklet texts, related texts, and prescribed texts you use. Also- you can refer to inner and imaginative journeys that are cause by a physical journey, but don't use those terms coz the markers will think you don't know which journey is your focus. Emotional transformation and creative revelation are the synonyms we learnt.

Hope that helps.

 

[rsingh]

Thanks for your input. That's a big help!

I was wondering if you had info. in relation to "Journeys over Land and Sea", and "Crossing the Red Sea".

Thanks for your help again!

 

[katie_tully]

Thanks for your input. That's a big help!

I was wondering if you had info. in relation to "Journeys over Land and Sea", and "Crossing the Red Sea".

Thanks for your help again!

Crossing the Red Sea

- Chronicles the families physical journey from Europe to Australia

- Title is a biblical allusion; Exodus Chaper 14: Crossing the Red Sea/ For the Israelites the journey was one of liberation from slavery and oppression. The title is a reminder that for all the families, this journey marks a permanent change.

- "Crossing"; the family are on a sea journey. Physically cross the equator into the Southern Hemisphere, they are also metaphorically crossing over to a new land and way of life.

I'll post the rest when I get some time.

 

[Aimz- Lou.]

Crossing the Red Sea:
- Highlights the physical impact of the journey.
The migrants are on a physical journey to a new land where their new life will begin. "The equator was yet to be crossed".

- Demonstrates the emotional impact of the physical journey.
The migrants are beginning to step free of the emotional baggage they had carried during the war. They are finding their voices again "Voices left their caves...and silence fell from its shackles." Their memories resurface, and are no longer stored tight within their minds... "Memories strayed from behind sunken eyes..."

- A new chance at life is suggested by the allusion to Lazarus, as the migrants are leaving their war torn country for a better place... It also suggests that they can now see hope, where before there was despair... " Touched the eyes of another Lazarus who was saying a prayer of thanksgiving for miracles..."

- It is suggested that night time enables the migrants to dream and hope, and imagine... But daylight brings reality. This suggests that the migrants are finding the physical journey harsh in compariosn to their hopes for their new life. "Daylight took away the magic of dreams, fragments of apparitions..."

Devices:
- Metaphor- "Themselves a landscape of milk white flesh..."
- Personification- "Voices lfet their caves...and silence fell from its shackles..."
- Personification- "Time" is accredited as a character.
- Matephor- "Patches and threads of dialogue hung from fingertips..."
- Biblical allusion- Lazarus.
- Onomatopoeia- "Whispered"
- Personification- "the kindness of the sea..."



Journeys Over Land and Sea:
- The purpose is to introduce the concept of pioneering, and the reasons fro travel.
- It is primarily related to both physical and imaginative journeys.
- The graphics are important- The first depicts the dragon creature, indicating an imaginative aspect to the journey. The size of the boat in comparison to the size of the monster indicates the fear of the unknown that existed. The second depicts a mythical character, bridged between land and sea. The sun and the moon both shine in the sky, and he hold orbs, with treasure at his feet. This again indicates the imaginative aspect to the journey, and suggests it is the result of the physical, as the man is obviously caught between the water and the land, suggesting that travel is the bridge between these two.
- The text is a great example of a physical journey as a gateway to an imaginative one.
- The text suggests that travellers undertake journeys to "Pursue the unknown". It is suggested that in earlier centuries, travellers feared monsters, savage weather, and sailing off the edge of the map. (Imaginative aspects.)
- Expansion of territory, discovery, and an ever expanding worl view are the physical aspects.

Hope this helps.