emigree - context

• context

  • R is a British poet -influenced by B colonial past + migration that followed.
  • R grew up in London in WW2 - poem may show her own authenticity + portrayal of longing for ones homeland .
  • multi cultural Britain - explores themes of memory identity + individual experiences of the immigrants in these small communities.
• purpose

  • celebration of cultural identity - explores the connection to someone's identity even in the absence of physical presence (of the country). speakers fond mems of her homeland emphasizes how importance cultural roots r in shaping individual identity.
  • reflection of the nature of mem - + how it shapes our understanding of the world. also Q the reliability of mem in the way it can bring comfort + deceive. + the resilience + power of her mem