A boat drifts in an endless ocean. There are no borders. “Are we in Australia?” asks a refugee beside you. You have no idea. You have been floating for 3 days without sight of land. “Yes” you say, just in the distance, the fog horn of an Australian Warship resonates. When we embark on a journey, the obstacles encountered reveal the complexities of the world. My chosen feature article by Luke Mogelson explores the social and political complexities that prevent Iranian refugees from fulfilling their hopes, dreams and aspirations for settlement in Australia. “The Dream Boat” is published on November of 2013 in the Sunday Magazine. The harsh journey of the refugees reveal the complexities of geopolitics - that the individual might hope… but the world always wins. …show more content…
“In Iran, there is no work, no life, no future for these children.” The word “na-aomid” is repeated. It means hopeless. Mogelson exposes the universal human desire of the refugees for a better life free from oppression.
What the refugees are about to learn, is that waves of hope and personal aspirations tend to dash against the cliffs of the real world. “How can they turn you away?” A refugee ask incredulously. “You put yourself in danger… They can’t!” The complexity of the world is revealed through Mogelson’s political analysis of the “Stop the Boats” sloganeering. Australia is full, Australia is racist, Australia is run on conservative values, Australians are fearful of Muslims. The barriers for these refugees are many - be it racial, cultural, religious, or just plain old