colour bra poem analysis
‘Colour bar’: Poem Analysis essay
Racial or ethnic prejudice is an ongoing discriminative issue targeting those who are different based solely according to skin, colour and cultural background. These preconceived beliefs begin to spread amongst people and soon after people begin assuming that these thoughts are indeed true and have them instilled in their minds as well as the minds of generations to come. The poem ‘Colour Bar’, by ‘Oodegeroo Noonuccal’, takes you into the perspective of an Aboriginal at the time experiencing these forms of discrimination based on race, and allows you to feel several emotions through a range of techniques. Furthermore, allowing the reader to begin to even imagine the unfair and immoral treatment that these Aboriginals endured.
Racism is endured by many however even those who claim to be ‘helpers’ are stepping back and not playing a part in assisting these victims of continuous harassment. In this poem Oodegeroo Noonuccal states the fact that nobody wants to step out and speak aloud the truth and would rather keep quiet and continue on with these victims of racial prejudice being targeted. ‘Justice a cant of hypocrite, content with precedent’. In these verses the use of metaphor is outlying the hypocrisy and sarcasm toward the Aboriginals. This is evident when the poet is relating to the ‘helpers’ in this case the ‘Christians’, (relating to Christianity or its teachings).They are suppose to be the righteous ones, the ones who help those in need, however when they come across the Aboriginals they ignore and say they have done enough. Overall hypocrisy is shown amongst the ‘Christians’, as they call themselves though they do not seem to follow the moral basis of their religion.
People still mock and ridicule others because of their skin colour, considering them ‘different’, or ‘unusual’. Oodegero Noonuccal confirms this statement several times throughout the poem portraying the misapprehension amongst the white who automatically
Racial or ethnic prejudice is an ongoing discriminative issue targeting those who are different based solely according to skin, colour and cultural background. These preconceived beliefs begin to spread amongst people and soon after people begin assuming that these thoughts are indeed true and have them instilled in their minds as well as the minds of generations to come. The poem ‘Colour Bar’, by ‘Oodegeroo Noonuccal’, takes you into the perspective of an Aboriginal at the time experiencing these forms of discrimination based on race, and allows you to feel several emotions through a range of techniques. Furthermore, allowing the reader to begin to even imagine the unfair and immoral treatment that these Aboriginals endured.
Racism is endured by many however even those who claim to be ‘helpers’ are stepping back and not playing a part in assisting these victims of continuous harassment. In this poem Oodegeroo Noonuccal states the fact that nobody wants to step out and speak aloud the truth and would rather keep quiet and continue on with these victims of racial prejudice being targeted. ‘Justice a cant of hypocrite, content with precedent’. In these verses the use of metaphor is outlying the hypocrisy and sarcasm toward the Aboriginals. This is evident when the poet is relating to the ‘helpers’ in this case the ‘Christians’, (relating to Christianity or its teachings).They are suppose to be the righteous ones, the ones who help those in need, however when they come across the Aboriginals they ignore and say they have done enough. Overall hypocrisy is shown amongst the ‘Christians’, as they call themselves though they do not seem to follow the moral basis of their religion.
People still mock and ridicule others because of their skin colour, considering them ‘different’, or ‘unusual’. Oodegero Noonuccal confirms this statement several times throughout the poem portraying the misapprehension amongst the white who automatically