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The poems ‘Unrelated Incidents’ and ‘Half-Caste’ are both explicit pieces of cultural identity and how these people are looked upon by society
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Comparison of 'Unrelated Incidents' and 'Half-Caste' The poems 'Unrelated Incidents' and 'Half-Caste' are both explicit pieces of cultural identity and how these people are looked upon by society. In Unrelated Incidents the poet draws attention to the way in which television newsreaders normally speak and how the way that we speak affects people's attitudes towards us. In Half-Caste the poet also uses dialect to mock people that use the term 'half-caste'. The theme in Unrelated Incidents is of the correct way of speaking, and an acceptable way of speaking without being judged. The theme is also suggesting whether it is justified to look down on people who do not speak in Standard English. The theme in Half-Caste is similar. It is of whether being of mixed parentage can make so-called 'half-caste' people feel that they have to make excuses for themselves. In Unrelated Incidents, the speaker appears to be a...
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