CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Small Island- Andrea Levy
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SMALL ISLAND- ANDREA LEVY
1. A01
  1. Racial discrimination
  2. White hostility
  3. Dreams vs Realities
2. A02
  1. Colloquial language
  2. Figurative language
  3. Nostalgic tone
  4. Idiomatic expressions e.g. 'the early bird catches the worm'
  5. Allusions
3. A03
  1. History (Carol Ann Duffy)
    1. Both reference to negative experiences
  2. Tall (Carol Ann Duffy)
    1. Protagonists are ostractised; in the poem it is due to weight, in the novel it is due to race/skin colour
4. A04
  1. 1948 SS Empire Windrush- 492 passengers from Jamaica to England
  2. 1948 British Nationality Act
    1. McCarren-Walter
  3. WW2
THE FAT BLACK WOMAN'S POEMS- GRACE NICHOLS
1. A01
  1. Cultural differences
  2. Depicts the polar opposites of British and Carribean culture i.e. the weather
  3. Hybridity of two cultures 'dual identity'
  4. Struggle to being accustomed to white ideology
2. A03
  1. Poem: The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping links to The Diet (Carol Ann Duffy) due to the obssession of appearance
3. A04
  1. Migration of blacks to the United Kingdom i.e. Windrush
  2. Grace Nichols expresses her 'dual identity' of Guyanese and British
4. A02
  1. Sibilance
  2. Juxtaposition
  3. Sensorial language
    1. Imagery
  4. Satirical tone
  5. Repetition (Anaphora)
  6. Onomateopeia
i KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRDS SING- MAYA ANGELOU
1. A02
  1. Metaphors referencing the 'caged bird' as being the 'coloured' people
  2. Strong imagery invokes thought of imprisonment
  3. Depressing, stark tone which emphasises severity of issue
  4. Figurative language
  5. Repetition reinforcing the oppressive environment experience by blacks
2. A04
  1. Jim Crow Laws
  2. Segregation in the South
  3. Civil Rights Movement
  4. Maya Angelou's life
3. A03
  1. Loud (Carol Ann Duffy)
    1. Both reference to oppression whether it be due to gender or race
  2. 'I Have A Dream'
    1. References the contrast of blacks and whites in the 1930s and expresses a need for change
4. A01
  1. Racial conflict
  2. Constrast of black opression and white freedom
  3. Segregation
THE HELP- KATHRYN STOCKETT
1. A01
  1. Degradation of blacks
  2. Racial conflict
  3. Limited options and painful reality of African American women
2. AO2
  1. Symbolism
  2. Third Omniscient View
  3. Allegory
  4. Imagery
  5. Humorous tone
3. A03
  1. The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison
    1. Both texts references to black stereotypes at the time.
4. A04
  1. 1960s South
  2. Jim Crow Laws
  3. Racism

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