The Early Settlers by Ken Chau
1. How does this title refer to two groups of ‘settlers’? Who are they? The title refers to the asian settlement in austraia and the brittish settlement in australia. Asians and Brittish.
2. How is the first line of the poem successful at being ‘forceful’ regarding the Great-Grandfather’s presence in Australia? It is very forceful because it is very straight forward, and straight to the point and everyone knows what happened.
3. What action are the ‘early settlers’ doing that gives them equally a strong presence? The migrating Asians began farming on the cropland to begin a new life, this gave them a strong presence.
4. How is the intention of the Great-Grandfather juxtaposed to the beliefs of the ‘early settlers’? He is Juxtaposed
5. What action does the Great-Grandfather do that ties him both to the ‘early settlers’ and to his own culture?
6. How does this short poem highlight the irony of the hatred that immigrants experience when they come to a 'settled' land like Australia?
6. How does this short poem highlight the irony of the hatred that immigrants experience when they come to a 'settled' land like Australia?
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