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Essay to compare the ways that culture and identity are presented in Hurricane Hits England by Grace Nichols and Half Caste by John Agard.
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Essay to compare the ways that culture and identity are presented in Hurricane Hits England by Grace Nichols and Half Caste by John Agard. In Hurricane Hits England, the author's identity is portrayed very strongly, although it is indirectly, 'Hattie, my sweeping, back-home cousin.' This quote shows that the author is in a way related to the hurricane and therefore tells us something about her identity - she feels very strongly about and close to the hurricanes. This is also shown in Half Caste, when Agard continually speaks about the term 'half caste.' In these ways both authors are conveying what is very important to them in the form of an entertaining yet meaningful poem. In his poem, Agard does not talk about himself directly; instead he strongly implies that he is talking about himself by talking aggressively as if he is being insulted, ' Wha yu mean?' This...
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