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    Essay, Da-Duh Memoriam

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    The writer presents the relationship between Da-duh and Child as one where both characters take pride in their differing cultures and homelands, leading to a sense of competition between them. Da-duh, a rural Barbadian grandmother, is proud of Barbados and its traditions, shown through her use of patois and views of other places. Child, an American grandchild, represents a more modern worldview. While their perspectives often clash due to these cultural differences, the writer depicts a close bond between the two characters, with each providing a sense of comfort and safety for the other.

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    The writer presents the relationship between Da-duh and Child as one where both characters take pride in their differing cultures and homelands, leading to a sense of competition between them. Da-duh, a rural Barbadian grandmother, is proud of Barbados and its traditions, shown through her use of patois and views of other places. Child, an American grandchild, represents a more modern worldview. While their perspectives often clash due to these cultural differences, the writer depicts a close bond between the two characters, with each providing a sense of comfort and safety for the other.

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    The writer presents the relationship between Da-duh and Child as one where both characters take pride in their differing cultures and homelands, leading to a sense of competition between them. Da-duh, a rural Barbadian grandmother, is proud of Barbados and its traditions, shown through her use of patois and views of other places. Child, an American grandchild, represents a more modern worldview. While their perspectives often clash due to these cultural differences, the writer depicts a close bond between the two characters, with each providing a sense of comfort and safety for the other.

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    The writer presents the relationship between Da-duh and Child as one where both characters take pride in their differing cultures and homelands, leading to a sense of competition between them. Da-duh, a rural Barbadian grandmother, is proud of Barbados and its traditions, shown through her use of patois and views of other places. Child, an American grandchild, represents a more modern worldview. While their perspectives often clash due to these cultural differences, the writer depicts a close bond between the two characters, with each providing a sense of comfort and safety for the other.

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    How does the writer present the relationship between Da-duh

    and Child?
    In the story, To Da-duh in Memoriam the most important element of their
    relationship is that the grandmother and grandchild are both very proud of their
    homelands and there is competition when speaking to each other about each
    others country. The writers presents that Da-duh is proud and happy to show off
    her culture, by repeatedly saying I know they dont have anything this nice where
    you come from. When Da- duh speaks, the writes uses patois, allowing the reader
    to notice Da-duhs personality coming out in the language. For example, I din think
    so, the reader hears Da-duhs pronunciation of words and also hears her rural
    accent. The writer uses Da-duhs rural accent to show that she is a rural character.
    The uses writer Da-Duhs stereotypical views of other countries to show how proud
    she is of Barbados. Da-duh is proud of her home, as she wants to teach her
    grandchild about the culture of Barbados, and its many riches such as the sugar
    canes. When her grandchild said she cant eat a lot of sugar this offends Da-duh
    because the sugar canes are a important part of Barbadian culture and income.
    The writer shows the reader that Da-duh has stereotypes for America when she
    uses phrases such as You must be one of those New York terrors you hear so
    much about. The word terrors shows that Da-duh has heard that New York is
    scary. However she also has a curiosity about the world, there is still competition
    as she wants to know what makes New York better than Barbados, but she wants to
    learn about things sheve never experienced, such as wanting her granddaughter to
    explain what snow is.
    The writer uses symbolism for the competition between the Rural and the Urban
    World. Da-duh represents the colonised who follow tradition. Da-duh is very
    religious and preaches when she talks about her country. Her house is made from
    weathered board, Barbados relies on the income of crops from the island, and

    there is not a lot of work on the island, for example Da-duhs son worked on the
    Panama Canal. However, Child is from America, which is more modern country, she
    owns a wrist watch, trusts machines and is not allowed to eat a lot of sugar.
    The writer has indicated to the reader that Barbados is a lot poorer than America,
    and the size of the island symbolises its importance compared to Americas
    importance.

    The writer shows how time and ageing make it hard it is for young and old to see
    things from each others point of view. Da-duh is a traditional old women from
    Barbados. She has a fear of all machines and all modern equipment, the
    narrator personifies the vehicle to have an asthmatic motor and compares the
    motor to the pulse in Da- duhs hand. This shows that the grandmother doesnt trust
    the vehicle and her pulse has quickened showing she is panicked by the machine.
    However, the child is not panicked by the lorry, as this is not an unusual experience
    for her, she has grown up around vehicles and cannot see the problems of modern
    developments.
    The writer presents Da-duh and the grandchild as both very proud of their different
    cultures The writes creates a sense of differing cultures, as the narrator describes
    her first memories of Barbados as unfamiliar and alien sights. As she sees more
    of Barbados she compares it to America, describing the town as funereal, grave,
    mournful overall giving it a negative, depressing impression. The writes uses lists
    when describing Bridgetown, open-sided buses, bicycles, and donkey carts, to give
    the reader an idea of Barbadian culture. The writer also shows the different cultures
    by the use of sugar canes. Da-duh is very proud of the sugar canes and thinks they
    are pretty. However, at first impression Child compared them to giant weeds. She
    didn't appreciate the importance of the sugar canes, and was scared of them, as
    they were unfamiliar.

    Overall the writer creates a close relationship between the two characters. She
    writes the story in first person, which makes it more personal and creates a sense
    of identity to the character. The writes uses the imagery of the two characters
    becoming each others anchors, by holdinghand when they are nervous and
    scared, which makes each other feel safe, and creates a fondness between the two.
    The story has a strong focus on the relationship between Da-duh and child, as it
    only includes moments with the two characters, emphasising the importance the
    grandmother had on the narrator. Furthermore, the writer includes local details,
    such as the Panama money, this brings the story to life, and makes the relationship
    feel a lot more real.
    Throughout the story, the relationship between Da-duh and Child grows closer.
    However, the writer presents the rivalry between them at the essence of their
    relationship, this is why Child feels guilty for arguing with her grandmother, and she
    wished she understood her and the Barbadian culture.

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