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‘The Shifting Heart’ Analytical Essay- The use of Symbolism â€Å"Racism is man’s gravest threat to man- the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.† (Abraham J. Heschel, Jewish philosopher). Richard Beynon’s ‘The Shifting Heart’ was first published in 1960, and insightfully explores the impact of racism. It is based on the lives of the Bianchis, an Italian family living in the suburb of Collingwood, during the post World War II immigration boom. As a literary device, symbolism is the representation of a concept through underlying meanings of objects. Beynon portrays the message, ‘racism is a result of intolerance, not the specific races alone,’ through the use of symbolism as well as the various racial attitudes of characters. The set†¦show more content†¦Playing ‘Waltzing Matilda’ demonstrates how Poppa longs to be accepted as an equal Australian citizen. The tempo of this song is slow, which suggests mourning or sorrow, and this tone underlines his yearning to be re cognised as a normal human being. But by also playing ‘Santa Lucia,’ it links his connection and pride to his Italian background- a fast tempo indicates joy or happiness. Of all the possible instruments Poppa could own, Beynon specifically chose a harmonica, which includes the word ‘harmony’ in it’s name, signifying Poppa’s desire to live harmoniously with others. Poppa is trapped between two diverse cultures; he is detached from his Italian heritage, and is not openly considered as an Australian, so he does not belong to either culture. As a result, Poppa is isolated from the community, and to further highlight this seclusion, the play is only set within the confines of their family home. Poppa plays both an Italian and Australian song throughout ‘The Shifting Heart,’ within close intervals of each other, demonstrating both cultures uniting. At the start of Act III Poppa witness another petty action from the neighbour stage righ t, â€Å"†¦remnants of rubbish comes over fence R.- Two large cabbage leaves†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Act III stage directions p.83). In response to this, Poppa drops his harmonica and stands on it, destroying the object. 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