Analyzing a Speaker's Perspective Poem
Allusions
I was there to add some color to the British
theater
"But the blacks can't do Shakespeare, they have
no experience."
This was true. Their thick skulls bled with rancor
when the riot police and the skinheads
exchanged quips
you could trace to the Sonnets
-Midsummer
Derek Walcott
Based on the passage from the poem, what is the
speaker's perspective on British culture?
He believes that no one really understands the
works of William Shakespeare.
He believes that black people are generally viewed
and treated as outsiders in England
He believes that black actors should not perform in
Shakespearean plays in England,
He believes that reading Shakespeare would
encourage British people to be less violent.

The correct answer is B. He believes that black people are generally viewed and treated as outsiders in England.

Explanation

According to the poem, it can be inferred that a black person is speaking who suffers from discrimination when he wants to intervene in British theater and is treated like a stranger to British theater culture when he is told "But the blacks can't do Shakespeare, they have no experience. " This situation triggers the resentment of this person because he suffers discrimination from society including the police, this is expressed in "Their thick skulls bled with rancor when the riot police and the skinheads exchanged quips". Therefore, it can be stated that the correct answer is B. He believes that black people are generally viewed and treated as outsiders in England.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.

can you give me a hint