checking out me history Flashcards
“Dem tell me dem tell me what dem want to tell me”
He feels he has learnt too much about British culture and not about his own.
where is the poet from
guyana
“Blind me to me own identity”
He feels he has been denied access to his own history, which has altered his identity.
He feels his identity has been affected too much by British culture.
“Haitian revolution”
Historical examples of misuse of power - slavery and European colonisation.
“Dem”
He avoids using conventional grammar, he doesn’t want to be associated with the society that has deprived him of the knowledge that he needs.
“Dick Whittington and he cat” “Toussaint L’Ouverture”
He finds it ridiculous that he has learnt about pointless nursery rhymes but not famous Caribbean historical figures and heroes.
“Carving out me identity”
He intends to keep learning.
“Carving” suggests it is difficult, but it will have a permanent result.
