Discrimination in Poetry

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This looks at how both poems are based on the theme discrimination and how they discuss different types of this issue. It shows how "You Will Be Hearing From Us Shortly" is based on various types of discrimination including age, appearance, accent, education, background and marital status whereas "Telephone Conversation" is about racism, in terms of color. For each poem, it discusses the subject matter, the impression given of each of the characters, the tone, the use of language and the form of the poem.

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"The poem "You will be hearing from us shortly" is about a person being discriminated against in an interview. The issue of discrimination is conveyed through the interviewer asking the interviewee firstly about his or her age. This is shown when the interviewer asks "Now your age. Perhaps you feel able to make your own comment about that, too?" This indicates that the interviewer and his company want someone who is younger and less mature. They may feel threatened if they employ an older person and it is also possible that they may have to pay them more money. The interviewer and his company can influence a younger more easily. The interviewer is against the interviewee's older age. In comparison, the poem "Telephone conversation" does not discuss any discrimination of age. Instead, the first type of discrimination shown is in terms of color."

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