Back to My Own Country: An Essay
Jamaica
Where are the speaker's parents from?
controlling an elephant terrorizing the bazaar.
what was the speaker called to help with?
Britain's geography and settlement.
What was Bede's work mostly about?
Life on the sea is hard
What is the speaker conveying in the first stanza of The Seafarer?
Queen Victoria
Who is the Widow at Windsor?
They should assimilate, live quietly without a fuss.
What did the speaker's parents think that they had to do to make it in England?
The dead don't look peaceful, most corpses he's seen look devilish?
What does the speaker think about the dead when when he sees the guy the elephant killed?
abundant natural resources.
What did Britain have that made the land desirable?
passionate curiosity
why does the speaker continue to follow the sea despite all its hardships?
Because people expect her to always be happy
Why is would the Queen be frustrated with public appearances? (From Lucy: Englan' Lady)
She felt like she owed them an apology of sorts.
What did the speaker feel when she experienced any sort of prejudice against her before she realized she could be angry about it?
He knew they were excited to see the elephant killed and to get the meat from the elephant/
What made the speaker uneasy about the crowd following him to the elephant?
Crafty, and physically tough
How does Bede describe the Scott's?
Those who walk with God will be rewarded
what is the message of The Seafarer?
No one, however powerful can disregard the Widows' wishes
What is the speakers view in The widow at Windsor?
She walked over to the "white" side and was beckoned over to the "black" side.
What was the rude awakening that the speaker had during a racism awareness course?
Imperialistic
what kind of reign did Britain have over Burma?
Picts
who does the Scott's defeat in both diplomacy and war?
The speaker was born to immigrant parents in america
Why is the speaker culturally town in Escape From the Old Country?
Public appearances
What duties must be stressful to keep up with?
Her trip to Jamaica and stay with family she never met.
What experience changed the speaker's view on her background, race, and culture?
in an oppressive manner typical of a tyrant or dictator
What does despotic mean?
He beleives in their teachings
What is Bede's attitude toward the English church?
As though they are different?
How does the speaker not want to be treated?
The British empire
What does "lodge" represent in The Widow at Windsor?