I can identify with the way Australian culture changed through migration, as it has had a profound effect on Australia as a whole. It is the dream of every migrant; to live a worry-free life in a new country, however this can be a tough road littered with obstacles. Peter Skrzynecki is a renowned Australian poet who immigrated with his family to Australia from Germany after World War Two. In the two poems “Migrant Hostel” and “10 Mary Street” he reflects on his migration experience and his family’s difficulty of assimilating into the "new” society's beliefs, as they were clinging on to their old culture and lifestyle. Peter Skrzynecki felt he was stuck between cultures, but was unsure of which one he really belonged to. One of the most memorable ideas in the poems is his feelings of ambivalence in relation to migration, as Peter Skrzynecki explores both the positive and negative aspects of adapting to a new society. Through both of these poems, he uses various powerful poetic techniques to portray his feelings, such as Allusions, Similes and Paradoxes, while writing in an ambivalent tone. One of the main themes prevalent thorough the poems is security. In the poem “Migrant Hostel” Peter Skrzynecki reflects on the lack of security that was offered when living in a migrant hostel. The Lines “Sudden departures from adjoining blocks That left us wondering Who would be coming next” capture the temporary nature of the migrant hostel and the related insecurity. I can only imagine what it would be like if you woke up one morning and your neighbours had just disappeared, instantly replaced by a new family. In the second stanza, Skrzynecki describes the desire of security and belonging through gathering of nationalities with the simile: “sought / Each other out instinctively / Like a homing pigeon”. The connection to their previous lives provides them with security, and this can be seen in “10 Mary Street”, where