Both protagonists address traumatic events, such as, wars
Map-Woman (Carol Ann Duffy
Both attempt to eradicate true self i.e. due
to racial struggle (Jakob)
Light Gatherer (Carol Ann Duffy)
Jakob's love and admiration for his partners
replicate Duffy's love for her daughter Ella
AO2
Non-linear structure
Poetic prose
Imagery
A04
1941-1945 The Holocaust
THE BLUEST EYE-
Toni Morrison
AO1
Sexual initiation and
abuse
Whiteness as a standard of
beauty
Desire for 'blue eyes'-
misconceptions of beauty
A02
Fragmentary style
Imagery represents destruction
of black stereotypes
Metaphors, such as, whiteness being
associated with cleanliness and beauty
A04
The 'doll test'
Out of 19 young black children
47% believe the white doll was
prettier than the black doll.
'Black children develop
perceptions about their race'
A03
Map-Woman (Carol Ann Duffy)
Both protagonists want to reject their 'roots';
Pecola does not want to be black.
The Colour Purple (Alice Walker)
'you pore, you black, you ugly' references to the idea that being
of a different race determines your beauty. These insults are
mainly referencing Celie's appearance.
'IHAVE A DREAM'-
Martin Luther King
A01
Freedom for oppressed blacks
Racial discrimination
Civil Rights Movement
Racial conflict/harmony
Aftermath of black slavery
A02
Positive lexis 'hope' 'justice' gives blacks
hope for the future
Negative lexis 'captivity' 'exile' describe past
and present (at the time) for balcks
Repetition to emphasise that there is no change 'one
hundred years later'
Metaphors e.g. 'a bad check' references to
unfulfilled promises.
Imagery
A03
I Know Why The Caged Bird
Sings (Maya Angelou)
Both address black injustice
Loud (Carol Ann Duffy)
Shows the effect that opression has
on voice
A04
LONG WALK TO FREEDOM-
Nelson Mandela
A03
'I Have A Dream'-
Martin Luther King
Acknowledges that this racial struggle is a
journey to gaining hope.
A02
Negative lexis 'not' portrays struggle
Long sentences connote Mandela's
need to vent his frustration