The Yellow Palm
Robert Minhinnick
Presentation by Boston Chiang
PURPOSE
Purpose,
Context
This text was written to show the world of how much damage has been.
In the author’s perspective, the harm that has been done to the
community can be seen by just walking down the street. They have
positioned to the audience to make them see the devastation that has
happened all across the Middle East, this includes, the death, the
violence and children being subjected to all of this. This makes the
audience understand the severity of what is occurring and how much
war has an effect on a country. In the final stanza it symbolises of
natural wealth and bounty that the Middle East could provide if it were
freed from the hands of war. Therefore, showing the world to have hope
for the countries.
CONTEXT
The author of this text wrote this poem to show the world what is really
happening across the Middle East every day. This text was written in
1998, and in 1998 there was a bombing done by the US and the United
Kingdom in Iraq to strike military and security targets. This poem was
done in response to the after effect of this devastation.
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