The statement "the journey is more important than the arrival" is evident in a variety of texts and can be supported through logic reasoning that in terms of a persona, that without experiencing a journey of change the arrival of the goal or new persona would not exist. The journey a persona experiences involves diverse aspects which aid in shaping or achieving a persona's goal or arrival of new improved persona. Concepts of change which support this thesis, include change in perspective and attitude, inevitability of change in terms of lifestyle, and also that there are constants in a world of change. These concepts of change are represented in the analysis of a selection of texts including, Sky High, Judith Wright poems-Remittance Man and Old House, and Looking for Alibrandi.

The thesis, "the journey is more important than the arrival" can be supported through the concept that "change...