Half Caste Flashcards
1
Q
‘Excuse me’
A
Respectful
2
Q
‘Standing on one leg’
A
Implies he is half a person
3
Q
‘I’m half caste’
A
He is taking control - redefining
4
Q
‘Explain yuself’
A
Explain- transitive verb - dialogue
Yuself - grammar- shows his accent and dialect
5
Q
‘Picasso’
A
Shows he is cultured/educated +
He suggests beauty comes from mix
6
Q
‘When light an shadow’
A
Juxtaposition
7
Q
‘Keen half of mih ear’
A
He can’t listen - defiant to them
Keen- he wants to listen
8
Q
‘I dream, I dream’
A
Allusion to Martin Luther king
9
Q
‘But yu must’
A
Educating
Dialogue
10
Q
‘Whole’
A
Repetition
Turning back on them - they aren’t whole because of their behaviour
