Discuss the ways in which relationships between parents and children are explored by the writers of Kiss Miss Carol and The Son's Veto.
Discuss the ways in which relationships between parents and children are explored by the writers of Kiss Miss Carol and The Son's Veto In this essay I will discuss the relationships between parents and children in KMC and SV. We can see that the two stories were written in different times and show how the world changed between C19th and 100 years later when KMC was written. Both writers deal with the role of education and show how it can affect the relationships within the families. Both stories are set in London. Both have a clear sympathy for one character. Hardy and Dhonddy criticises superiority in the stories. However, there are also differences in the focus of the stories. In KMC we see conflicts between two cultures Bengali and English whereas in SV there is more conflict between social classes rich and poor. Events in KMC are seen through the son's eyes while in SV are seen through the mother's .The ending in of KMC is ambiguous or open ended whilst the ending of SV is final. Dhonddy criticises racist superiority while Hardy criticises social superiority. Both stories explore conflict between parents and children. In KMC Jolil is embarrassed of his dad's English and the way he dress. "He felt shy going around with him and sitting at the teacher's table and listening to his dad's broken English" Mr Miah wants his son to have a
Half-Caste.
Scripted Overview 3: Half-Caste A half-caste is a person whose parents are from different races or ethnic backgrounds. It is word that used to be commonly used, but now it is regarded as insulting. John Agard's poem examines the word, what it is supposed to mean and why people use it. The poem is really a performance poem. This means that it is a poem that is intended to be performed in front of an audience. Anyone who has seen John Agard perform his poem will remember that when he starts his performance he is actually standing on one leg. This, of course, creates a strange and confusing picture for the audience, but that is exactly what Agard wants to say about the word "half-caste": it is a strange and confusing word. Excuse me Standing on one leg I'm half-caste In this unusual way, it is almost as if the poet wants to draw attention to himself and the word at the same time in order to force us to re-consider what "half-caste" means. In lines 4-6, Agard begins an aggressive assault on what the reader may think he or she may mean when using the word "half-caste." The tone of "Explain yuself" shows annoyance, even exasperation with people who use this word. He goes on, in the reminder of this verse, to explore three examples of where the word "half-caste" would be an inappropriate word to use to describe a mixture of things. He says that it is silly to use the
I will be looking at how the theme of conflict is presented in the poem Flag written by John Agard.
Essay Draft. Throughout this essay I will be looking at how the theme of conflict is presented in the poem ‘Flag’ written by John Agard. ‘Flag’ is a poem that is presented as a conversation between a naïve questioner and a responder about the power that a national flag or symbol can have over people, especially people who are extremely patriotic. For each question the responder explains how the flag holds so much power and is able to make people fight wars and give lives to protect the ‘piece of cloth’. The poem is made up of five stanzas, each stanza contains three lines. The first line of every stanza is a question regarding the flag which is being asked by the naïve questioner, the following two lines then answer the question. The second line in each stanza is the shortest; this creates a blunt and cynical tone. The first and third lines in each stanza rhyme, except in the last stanza, this links the question and the answer and helps make the last word in each stanza significant. The question at the start of the first four stanzas has the same sentence structure; this gives the poet a chance to use a range of verbs about the flag and suggests it can be seen in many places. The poet uses rhetorical language in this poem, he uses powerful commands and sarcastic language to involve and challenge the reader. The use of informal questions undermines the
Study the way in which 'Half-caste' and 'Nothings changed' display their attitudes towards racism The poem 'Half caste' is written by the poet John Agard, who was born in South America
Study the way in which 'Half-caste' and 'Nothings changed' display their attitudes towards racism The poem 'Half caste' is written by the poet John Agard, who was born in South America, with parents from mixed nationalities. The poem 'Nothings changed' is by Tatamkhulu Afrika who was raised as a white South African. The poems 'half caste' and 'nothings changed' have the same theme to both of the poems, and that theme is racism. In the poem 'nothings changed' the poem is about a black man who grew up in an all black, white segregated area, he despised the segregation in this society, and he comes back to this place expecting to see that the area has changed and there is no longer any segregation, but is shocked to see that racism (segregation) still exists in the area. The poem 'half caste' is about a half caste man speaking to an audience and debating the idea of half caste. In both poems the person in the poem despises racism; both people have suffered from racism. In the poem 'half caste' the man uses a conversational and chatty tone 'excuse me, standing on one leg, I'm half-caste' he uses humour to get through to the audience but still it sends the message to them that he hates the idea of racism, and the humour of this quotation also shows that the idea of half-caste is laughable. He does not rant on about his argument but puts into a simple way for everyone to
Comparing three poems from different cultures
Three poems from different cultures Presents from my aunts in Pakistan They sent me a salwar kameez peacock-blue, and another glistening like an orange split open, embossed slippers, gold and black points curling. Candy-striped glass bangles snapped, drew blood. Like at school, fashions changed in Pakistan - the salwar bottoms were broad and stiff, then narrow. My aunts chose an apple-green sari, silver-bordered for my teens. I tried each satin-silken top - was alien in the sitting-room. I could never be as lovely as those clothes - I longed for denim and corduroy. My costume clung to me and I was aflame, I couldn't rise up out of its fire, half-English, unlike Aunt Jamila. I wanted my parents' camel-skin lamp - switching it on in my bedroom, to consider the cruelty and the transformation from camel to shade, marvel at the colours like stained glass. My mother cherished her jewellery - Indian gold, dangling, filigree, but it was stolen from our car. The presents were radiant in my wardrobe. My aunts requested cardigans from Marks and Spencers. My salwar kameez didn't impress the school friend who sat on my bed, asked to see my weekend clothes. But often I admired the mirror-work, tried to glimpse myself in the miniature glass circles, recall the story how the three of us sailed to England. Prickly heat had me
In Arundhati Roy's novel, The God of Small Things, the laws of India's caste system are broken by the characters of Ammu and Velutha, an Untouchable or Paravan. Velutha works at the Paradise
In Arundhati Roy's novel, The God of Small Things, the laws of India's caste system are broken by the characters of Ammu and Velutha, an Untouchable or Paravan. Velutha works at the Paradise Pickles and Preserves Factory owned by Ammu's family. Yet, because he is an Untouchable, the other workers resent him and he is paid less money for his work. Velutha's presence is unsettling to many who believe he acts above his station. His own father notes this problem: "Perhaps it was just a lack of hesitation. An unwarranted assurance. In the way he walked. The way he held his head. The quiet way he offered suggestions without being asked. Or the quiet way in which he diesregarded suggestions without appearing to rebel" (73). Hindus believe that being an Untouchable is punishment for having been bad in a former life. By being good and obedient, an Untouchable can obtain a higher rebirth. Velutha's lack of complacency causes him many problems throughout the novel. "It was not entirely his fault that he lived in a society where a man's death could be more profitable than his life had ever been" (267). Although he is a dedicated member of the Marxist Party, his Untouchable status makes other party members dislike him, and so local Party leader Comrade K.N.M. Pillai would be more politically successful without him. When Velutha has an affair with Ammu, he breaks an ancient taboo and
Comparing Poems
Comparing Poems Tommy Patton Identity is different for every person, it is what separates us all and makes us unique. Identity can be split into many categories. In the poem 'Nothing's Changed', segregation is used to show us the poets feelings whereas 'Half-Caste' is mainly focused on racial equality. Each of the poets structure their poems in ways that express their feelings and ideas about identity; the differences in each vary. 'Half-Caste' consists of 4 stanzas, written with a lack of punctuation and in patois dialect that allows the reader the freedom to express the poem in a way that they wish. Also, the haphazard, informal way that the poem is written suggests it should be read aloud. This reflects John Agard's strive for freedom. The phrase, 'Explain yuself/wha yu mean/when yu say half-caste', is a refrain. This refrain is repeated throughout the poem to question the reader. It is an aggressive confrontation between the reader and the poet that elicits an answer from the reader. 'Nothing's Changed' is written formally so that the poet can express a controlled anger. Segregation is used to show the separate identities of blacks and whites. It is set out in 7 stanzas. The formal punctuation and structure is very organised which makes the poem seem like a story. Language is used to a dramatic effect in both poems, it reveals the poet's ideas about
Poetry from other cultures - a study of 'Search for my tongue', 'Half-caste' and 'Presents from my aunts in Pakistan'.
Poetry from other cultures This essay is about three poems ,which are 'Search for my tongue','Half-caste' and 'Presents from my aunts in Pakistan'. These peoms are from people who are from other cultures, or of mixed races. There are many difficulties that people may experience if they are from another country or culture, or they are not white or of mixed race. The first problem would be not fitting in. A person may not fit if their culture and clothes are different to everyone elses or if their skin isn't the same colour as everyone as everyone elses.People from other countries or of a mixed race or who dont have white skin can experience other very serious problems.A person from another culture may get racially assaulted, or bullied by another person of another culture,This is a serious crime nowadays.Somone may harm a person of another race because he/she feels that they shouldn't be different or, that he/she doesn't know much about the culture or religion.Another problem that was triumphed over years ago was feeling second class or inferior to everyone else.This isn't a problem nowadays, but years ago people from other countries were treated second class because of their skin colour, the poem's have similar problems that we have just gone over with you. 'Search for my tongue' by Sujata Bhatt, is about an indian girl, who moved to England and had to learn a new language
English coursework
My Trip to Pakistan It was a miserable rainy day in the middle of the summer and I was excited. I was going to Pakistan with my family. Everyone was getting ready to go to the airport. Clothes flying out of suitcases. Everyone kept on bumping into each other again, again and again. The cab was taking ages to come and I thought we will never arrive there on time but eventually it came. We put everything in the cab and I checked one last time to see if I have everything. We arrived at the airport with not a minute to spare. We ran to the counter and checked in. As we were boarding the plane we got the flight information. On the plane it seemed like months and months but it only took us 8 hours to arrive there. All my family and cousins were waiting there patiently for us to come out. After coming of the plain all are luggage got missed placed so we had to look for it but finally the luggage was found and returned to us. It starting as a good day but gradually it was getting worse and worse. As we good out the airport in Pakistan it was a hot sizzling day. I was so excited to see my cousins. I haven't seen them in 2-3 years. They were all taller than me so I felt really short like an ant. Finally we got home I was too tired to talk so I fell asleep. The next morning I woke up and we went to the theme park and then we went to the mosque. We went to the mountains were my dad
Poetry From Other Cultures.
Poetry From Other Cultures I am going to compare the two poems 'Half-caste' by John Agard and 'Unrelated Incidents' by Tom Leonard. I will compare the two poems and state what they mean and what the poets are attempting to say. The first poem 'Half-caste' is about someone who is trying to explain what some people think that half-caste is but he has taken a humorous but serious tone to writing the poem. The Second poem 'Unrelated incidents' is someone attempting to make fun of the BBC newsreaders by speaking as a newsreader but in his own Scottish accent instead of Received Pronunciation (a neutral accent). Firstly the languages used in both poems are written phonetically, this means that they are not written in 'text book English'. For example in 'Unrelated incidents' one of the lines said 'way ti spell' which means the way to spell and likewise in 'Half-caste' he writes 'wha yu mean' which means what do you mean. Each poem is spoken in a different type of phonetic accent but it can be clearly seen that each poem was meant to be written in the native languages of the authors. 'Half-caste' relies on the readers sense of imagination because he is trying to get across the point that the famous people that he mentions such as Picasso mixed two colours and they were seen as great artists but when people refer to half-caste's they refer to them as seeming to be not a full person
