Singh Song

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  • Singh Song
    • Heritage
      • Second generation immigrant. His father owned a corner shop.
    • Stereotypes
      • His first book was focused on the anxieties of being a person of colour in a white dominated society.
    • Content
      • Has an informal tone.
      • Has a beat- perhaps relating back to the title "Singh Song" with song being the operative word.
      • In the 5th 6th and 7th stanzas, he forgets completely abut his shop, showing that he has an almost "obsession" with his wife.
      • It challenges stereotypes about "normal" marriages in Indian culture. His  wife swears at his mother, makes fun of his father when she's drunk, and wears interesting clothes with an interesting hairstyle.
    • Content, Continued
      • The word used to refer to her eyes - gun - may mean to say that she is assertive.
      • The word used to describe her figure - teddy - may mean that under her tough exterior, she is a softie at heart.

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