Son Of Mine Oodgeroo Noonuccal Analysis

Among the various structural and thematic elements, Debora Greger’s “West of Myself” provides a sense of nostalgia and reminiscence of the past. The poem illustrates how life and memory are not so easily remembered or taken. The speaker of the poem is dramatizing her inner conflict and chastising herself for the direction her life has taken and where she believes it will befall. The compelling force for the creation of the work might have been to express memories of living a life and reflection, looking at life from hindsight. The poem reveals where she once thought the right way in life was to go and where she now thinks the right way would have been.

The ‘Redfern Now’ episode, ‘Stand Up’ and the poem, “Last of His Tribe” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal challenge the values of society by using emotional dialogue and camera angle portraying the characters’ steadfastness and prioritization of their values and highlighting the pain of the last person of a tribe through contrast, first person narration and truncated sentences. ‘Stand Up’ is an episode about an indigenous schoolboy called Joel who is questioning the tradition of singing the national anthem and whether he should sing it. He does not feel right singing the anthem because he believes it goes against his cultural values. The dialogue used in the episode emphasizes the conflict between him and his teachers about singing the anthem and how

In the poem The Past, Oodgeroo, establishes the importance of growth, identity and the strong link between culture, values and beliefs. It is through this poem that advocates for change in mindsets, while positioning the audience to come to the realisation of the unfortunate events in which had occurred, however, it is through her strong belief and pride in her culture does she promote unity. “let no-one say the past is dead… the past is all about us and within” Through this quote, it personifies history, allowing the audience to gain a deeper insight to values

Poetry is often used as a form of writing to express emotions or tell a story. The poems “LA Nocturne: The Angels”, by Xavier Villaurrutia and “Meditations on the South Valley: Poem IX” by Jimmy Santiago Baca, are two distinctive poems. In Baca’s poem he expresses the disbelief and the sorrow of the death of a boy named Eddie. While, in Villaurrutia’s poem reveals an expression of secret desire men have. Baca and Villaurrutia’s poems, both use repetition, imagery and metaphors in their poems to convey their message.

Throughout history poetry has been written since earlier 2000 B.C. and it was not until the late sixteen centuries, that poetry for Chicanos, (Mexican-American), were getting written. During and after the Mexican-American War of 1848, is when the Mexican-American poetry became popular. However, the real popularity and the creative literature activity among Chicano authors was in the 1960 through the 70’s; l this era being called the Renaissance Era. Chicano's often shape their poetry and solidify their cultural and the struggles of their minority culture. In this paper I am going to compare and contrast two Mexican-American poets. Telling the reader about the different types of poetry each one used, along with ways that they expressed themselves.

Throughout the poem the author uses imagery to develop a sense of gentle love, a fondness of the beautiful story of her heritage. Using words such as, “beautiful sisters giggled and danced” and “a lanky girl trailing after her father through his Oklahoma field” and even stating “my sister and I were in love with Meema’s indian blanket.” the author generates imagery of the story she is trying to tell about her family.

Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem “The Past” was first published in 1970, narrated in the first person, by the poet herself, with only her ancestors mentioned as other characters. Ostensibly, it appears to be a reminiscence about an earlier time in the writer’s life as she compares her ‘accidental present’ living in suburbia with idealistic memories of her indigenous heritage. The idea that past and present are connected is a recurring theme throughout the poem. Noonuccal is both the woman next to the ‘electric radiator’, relaxing in a ‘deep chair’ and the person that sits next to the fire in nature, in ancestral times. She clearly feels connected with the ancestors of her tribe and that, in many ways, they are still a part of her, “My own people,

Noonuccal reflects upon physical land losses and furthermore cultural losses that the local Indigenous Australians face through the effective use of aboriginal word choice. As "the lost one left us", shows this could only be the start of a tragic story of loss. The warrior or hero displayed in this poem 'leaves for the shadow land' and so the tribe 'binds him in bark', showing the deep sad loss of a main person in their tribe. Aboriginal word choice is not only shown in this example but also in the quote 'By the lit waters/of the long lagoon. Not only does the poet use classical aboriginal nature to show her loss but also reinforces her anger with alliteration throughout the two lines. The lit waters of the long lagoon, may show the loss of hope

Oodgeroo Noonuccal is considered as one of the most influential voices of the Aboriginal people through the European Settlement Era in Australia in the early to mid-20th Century and ideology and political movement. Despite the act of the government threatening the practice of international law resorting to force short of war in vengeance, Noonuccal continued to peruse her writing career. These provocative poems explained the societal differences and experiences she had gone through for the minority of her life. Social justice and human rights is a life full of opportunity and dignity, free from discrimination and disadvantage and at the time of the European settlement was an ideal not a basic human right. Aboriginal society was the consequence of collaboration between economic, ecological, social and religious forces. Traditional Aboriginal family life and the supporting kinship structures have taken the maximum disruptive impact by the European invasion. In comparison to the ‘whites’, indigenous were seen to be less superior and treated of minimal value. As a result of her ongoing work, Oodgeroo Noonuccal is seen to be one of the most influential ladies in Aboriginal history for the freedom and opportunity she provided for her people.

Poetry has always been a way of expressing emotions about life experiences. Poetry allows us to use symbolism to express ideas without the use of proper language. Things like our feelings about local scenery and culture can be expressed in symbols and imagery. One example of this, Ron Rash’s poem “Local Color”, explores the concepts of place and identity and suggests they are intertwined. Examples of how place and identity are intertwined are shown in the grandfather’s identity as a regular at the local bar, the grandmother’s identity as a homemaker and wife at home, and the idea that by going to the church the grandfather was going to change his identity.

Leslie Marmon Silko, the author of the narrative essay “Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit”, uses different techniques in her writing to catch the reader’s attention and make points clear, convincing, and engaging. Silko relies on three different structural components such as reflection or flashbacks, in order to effectively catch the reader’s attention and give show the overall central ideas of beauty and cultural inheritance. Silko also uses her experiences with other characters in order to make her points clear, convincing, and engaging.

Oodgeroo was inspired by her aboriginal upbringing and heritage to write this poetry. Her father was a major influence. He told her to always be proud of her aboriginality and she

Oodgeroo portrays her current life from lines “Tonight here in suburbia as I sit In easy chair before electric heater, Warmed by the red glow, I fall into dream” (7-9). The word Suburbia has connotations of civilization and is probably implying modern suburbia. These lines have grammatical errors such as “I fall into dream”, “I sit in easy chair” and “In easy chair before electric heater”. This could signify her discomfort and anxiety towards suburbia. In line “Warmed by the red glow, I fall into dream” (9) the author has used tactile imagery to appeal to the heat of the electric heater with the words “red glow”. Using the same words Oodgeroo has produced a metaphor out of it. She compares the red glow which literally means something that is giving out a red light to the actual warmth of the heater. The similarity between these comparisons is that the visual image of warmth coming from a heater tends to be a red glow. The poet uses these techniques to attempt to enliven the description of suburbia and also appeals to the reader’s imagination.

The intertextuality of Rivers’ and O’Hara’s work serves to demonstrate a translation of the process of abstraction from the painterly realm to the written one. O’Hara’s work is not one of pure abstraction, as the formality of poetry, i.e. its form, its language, is not abstract. O’Hara’s work itself is not abstract; rather the process of writing is a process of abstraction. Thus O’Hara embodies the text and technique of Rivers’ work and abstractions. O’Hara’s ekphrastic poetic practice thus takes from the painterly aesthetic and teachings to render and develop the ideas of writing in response to paintings. Whether his work is exemplifying the possibilities of ekphrastic writing or abstract poetry, O’Hara illuminates the intricacy of the interrelationship of painting and

In Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Lullaby,” Silko illustrates the life of Ayah, a Native American woman. In “Lullaby,” Ayah experiences both joy and hardship in living with her husband, Chato, and her children Jimmie, Danny, and Ella. Furthermore, Silko includes poetry as well as Ayah’s past recollections and present journey, which in turn can be misleading as to whether or not “Lullaby” is seen as tragic or hopeful. However, through Ayah’s reminiscing, “Lullaby” is depicted as a hopeful piece of literature.