Enter so Much Without Knocking by Bruce Dawe
Bruce used dialogue to portray people, places and ideas in his poem to reflect on his personal values and moral. Discuss using o ne poem.
Dialogue was explicitly employed in Enter so much without knocking written by Bruce Dawe to portray his personal values on consumerism in society. Through the employment of dialogue; people, places and ideas were portrayed to reflect on Dawe’s negative perception on the impact materialism has played in society through the epitome of a boy’s life from birth to death.
The poem immediately opens the scene by describing the beginning of a boy’s life and how all around him is material possessions. The first thing that the baby hears when he is born is Bobby Dazzler, one of Australia's famous game shows greeting him “Hello,hello., hello all you lucky people”. The very first thing that the baby hears is not the voice of his mother, nor the voice of his father, but the voice of materialism. This portrays that society has been overly consumed by technology, effectively supported as they degrade the significance of the baby’s parent’s role.
Dawe further expresses his value on consumerism through employing imperative language within the dialogue. In stanza four, the persona directs the protagonist to ‘hit wherever you see a head and kick whoever’s down’. This particular sentence shows us how a materialistic society encourages people into being self-centred. Through the delivery of imperatives, Dawe stresses that materialism is demanding and manipulative in people’s lives- even from the very beginning of life.
To wrap up Dawe’s value, he initiates and concludes with a similar quote, “Hospital. Silence,” vs “cemetery. Silence”. These quotes support the epigraphy by insinuating that if a man does not act, he himself with not achieve in his life. Hence, shows the consumerist discourses in society.
In conclusion, Enter so much without knocking written by Bruce Dawe shows his perspectives on consumerism in society and how
Dialogue was explicitly employed in Enter so much without knocking written by Bruce Dawe to portray his personal values on consumerism in society. Through the employment of dialogue; people, places and ideas were portrayed to reflect on Dawe’s negative perception on the impact materialism has played in society through the epitome of a boy’s life from birth to death.
The poem immediately opens the scene by describing the beginning of a boy’s life and how all around him is material possessions. The first thing that the baby hears when he is born is Bobby Dazzler, one of Australia's famous game shows greeting him “Hello,hello., hello all you lucky people”. The very first thing that the baby hears is not the voice of his mother, nor the voice of his father, but the voice of materialism. This portrays that society has been overly consumed by technology, effectively supported as they degrade the significance of the baby’s parent’s role.
Dawe further expresses his value on consumerism through employing imperative language within the dialogue. In stanza four, the persona directs the protagonist to ‘hit wherever you see a head and kick whoever’s down’. This particular sentence shows us how a materialistic society encourages people into being self-centred. Through the delivery of imperatives, Dawe stresses that materialism is demanding and manipulative in people’s lives- even from the very beginning of life.
To wrap up Dawe’s value, he initiates and concludes with a similar quote, “Hospital. Silence,” vs “cemetery. Silence”. These quotes support the epigraphy by insinuating that if a man does not act, he himself with not achieve in his life. Hence, shows the consumerist discourses in society.
In conclusion, Enter so much without knocking written by Bruce Dawe shows his perspectives on consumerism in society and how