half caste by john argard

can some one please help me? I have to write an essay on the poem ‘’half caste’’. can some one please tell me what its about in simple words because im really stuck. thanks xx

Answer #1

Half-caste is a person of mixed race, but it’s used in an insulting manner. The author implies that Picasso’s paintings and Tchaikovsky’s music must also be inferior because they are half-caste, based on the mixing of colours on the canvas, or the mixing of notes on the piano.

The words he uses like “yu” and “dem” are in Caribbean dialect.

The author is asking you to be open-minded

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