Who here has ever read a poem? Sean... Well if you’re like Sean over there, what the heck have you been doing for the last few lessons? Okay, let me ask a similar question, who here, has ever read a poem… without being asked to? (Scoffs) Nerds. Well as young child, I never really enjoyed reading poems, I prefered to go out in the morning sunshine rather than read a boring poem at home. However, I must admit that one poem really stood out to me during these last few lessons. ‘Presents from my aunts in Pakistan’. For now lets just call it ‘PFMAIP’.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘PFMAIP’ as it and ‘Mother any distance’ were the only ones that I actually could relate to. However ‘PFMAIP’ was slightly more relatable to me as i'm from Pakistan. I understand this idea of multiple identities as I basically live that everyday.
Moniza Alvi employs various techniques in her writing to imply this idea of the struggle of having multiple …show more content…
This idea of having several identities can link to stereotypes and racism. There are multiple people here that come from foreign countries other than England that can all agree that they probably feel this quite a lot of the time.
Every international day I find it quite awkward when I arrive in my Salwar Kameez to find my British friends casually wearing their favourite sports team’s jersey. I mean seriously guys, what does that have to do with England? At least put a picture of fish and chips on the front.
As a young child, poetry never really stood out to me. It was just lines and lines of rhyming words. I wouldn’t say I didn’t like poetry, but it just never caught my eye. I mean the longest poem I have probably ever read is one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.
Let’s end on a quote about identity: “One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected by everyone else.” -K.L
I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘PFMAIP’ as it and ‘Mother any distance’ were the only ones that I actually could relate to. However ‘PFMAIP’ was slightly more relatable to me as i'm from Pakistan. I understand this idea of multiple identities as I basically live that everyday.
Moniza Alvi employs various techniques in her writing to imply this idea of the struggle of having multiple …show more content…
This idea of having several identities can link to stereotypes and racism. There are multiple people here that come from foreign countries other than England that can all agree that they probably feel this quite a lot of the time.
Every international day I find it quite awkward when I arrive in my Salwar Kameez to find my British friends casually wearing their favourite sports team’s jersey. I mean seriously guys, what does that have to do with England? At least put a picture of fish and chips on the front.
As a young child, poetry never really stood out to me. It was just lines and lines of rhyming words. I wouldn’t say I didn’t like poetry, but it just never caught my eye. I mean the longest poem I have probably ever read is one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.
Let’s end on a quote about identity: “One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected by everyone else.” -K.L