'Toussaint L'Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat'
Identity = He was a Haitian revolutionary who abolished slavery and freed Haiti from French rule. He expressed pride in his Caribbean identity through the use of phonetic spelling and Caribbean
'bandaged up me eye with me own history/ Blind me to me own identity'
damaged identity = bandaged and blind suggest the lack of connection to his history. Bandage is ironic; they are used to heal, but in this blind him. Racial divisions are kept in place by what is deemed suitable education. Shows his identity and heritage are connected
'Mary Seacole... healing star... yellow sunrise'
literacy techniques to show identity importance = She was a Jamaican nurse in the Crimean War. Caribbean history have short lines with broken syntax to make them significance. Extended metaphor of light = associates her with positivity. Light contrast his blindness at the start and her light is a guide to his history.
'I carving out me own identity'
angry about the teaching = metaphor suggests his careful creation and sculpting of identity, it also suggests he is learning his history and its not straightforward. Unlike British history which uses simple rhymes to show their silliness.
