Eulogy To Peter's Father Analysis

Eulogy to Peter’s Father

In 1949, four years after the conclusion of World War II, my family and I were offered the opportunity to migrate here to Australia. The Australian Government had issued a public address in Germany and many of our neighbouring countries, inviting survivors of the war to migrate to Australia.

Many of these survivors saw Australia as a refuge, a place which promised freedom, safety, protection and a new start. Whilst many, in their most vulnerable state agreed to this migration hastily, my parents were among the few who hesitated, especially my father. My father, whilst he came to a conclusion that there was little future for us in Germany, he could not bear the thought of leaving the country he had called home for all his

Thank you to Adam and Henry for supporting us throughout this unfortunate event. My mother and I sincerely appreciate everything you have done for us these past couple of days.

I never doubted that he loved me. He would always mention it before I left for school. I remember the times when there was something broken in the house, he would always call for me to come help. Even when he knew that it would have been much faster if he did it himself, he still called for me. He knew that when he yelled “Petey, come here you slugger!”, I would drop everything and run straight to him, because that was my favourite thing to do growing up, to help him.

There were always ups and downs in our family, and that’s normal. That’s normal for every family to have an argument once in a while. However, there were things that I have said and I deeply regret it. Words that I can never take back and I wish for nothing but to relive that moment and take back what I said. If you’re listening to this Papa, I am sorry for everything I have done wrong and I hope that I have made you proud. I will always love you and you will forever stay within my