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'Nothings Changed' and 'Ogun are examples of hymns of protest - Examine the ways in which the poet's views and anger are expressed through the poems.
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'Nothings Changed' and 'Ogun are examples of hymns of protest. Examine the ways in which the poet's views and anger are expressed through the poems. 'Nothing's Changed' and 'Ogun' are very good examples of hymns of protest. A hymn of protest is a poem that raises awareness about an unjust issue or suffering in the world. The main reason why these poems were written was to show suffering, inequality, racism and slavery in the world. Therefore their aim is to raise the awareness of the reader and motivate them into action. Tatamkhulu Afrika wrote his poem, 'Nothing's Changed' as a result his of personal experience of living in Cape Town, South Africa. He shows separation between the blacks and whites by describing he appearances of a working man's café and a restaurant. As a child he lived in District Six and it was destroyed by the whites for construction in 1966...
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