checking out me history ARGARD

• argard uses phonetic spelling to emphasise that standard english and british culture has stripped him of his own identiy
• eurocentric- western europe centred
• argard plays with words the way you play with musical notes
• jamacia has aural traditions so its harder to spread
• big idea- your history is a part of your identiy, hes upset because british colonoies have dominated other cultures with their version. argard is calling for people to find their identity
• 'bandaga up me eye' blind me'
• 'dem tell me/dem tell me' immidetily sperates himself
• toussaint de beacon- hes a guiding light / hope
• 'hopeful stream to freedem river'
• 'a healing star'
• 'carving out me own history'- shows how deeply it effects him