My Name is Leon, race and prejudice Flashcards
What is the mnemonic?
He Because
“He _____ ____ _____ _______ ____ ____ ___ _____ _______”
“He don’t like black people unless they are under sixteen”
“Because ___ _ ____ _ _____ ____. ___ ______ ___”
“Because he’s a baby a white baby. And you’re not”
“You _____ _____ _______ ____ __ ______ __ ______?”
“You think white people going to listen to monkeys”
- castro
“This __ __ _____,… __ ______ __ _____”
“This is my land,…My piece of earth”
“Pretend _______ ___ _______ ___”
“Pretend happy and Pretend sad”
“He _____ ____ _____ _______ ____ ____ ___ _____ _______”, methods
“He don’t like black people unless they are under sixteen”
- racism, ??
“Because ___ _ ____ _ _____ ____. ___ ______ ___”, methods
“Because he’s a baby a white baby. And you’re not”
- repetition of the noun “baby” emphasises how Maureen cares about Leon and tries to explain to the child calmly
- racism
- society vs police
“You _____ _____ _______ ____ __ ______ __ ______?”, method
“You think white people going to listen to monkeys”
- direct address, to show how they are hopeless
- racism
“This __ __ _____,… __ ______ __ _____”, method
“This is my land,…My piece of earth”
- repetition of the personal pronoun “my” emphasises how angry is Tufty
