ENGL 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Wayde Compton, Black Canadians, Chinese Canadians
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Save enough money to bring their family to canada or vise versa. The line breaks: (how they speak) provide more meaning. Everything is going to change (the way american society will work) Hell freezes over; white people discover empathy (irony). Evident that the speaker has experienced racism. Our moment, nothing but a stutter here (it"s not coming through) The dark spirit that comes through the poem: the monumental history of slavery in america, free labour of slaves, exploitation of immigrants. Where heaven lies: irony in the poem (appear on exam) Comparison of black canadians with the other texts we"ve read (may appear on exam) Writers in different communities insist on the historical material in their novel. Strategies writer"s use to tie together various cultures in their novel. Soucouyant: narrator"s experience in school, the way he speaks, shame when he can"t make the th sound. How people actually speak (sign of racism)
