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Ali Cobby Eckermann's "Eyes" and "Leaves" provide…
Ali Cobby Eckermann's "Eyes" and "Leaves" provide a unique perspective on the challenges that contemporary Indigenous Australians face in reconciling their cultural heritage with their present realities.
Sense of identity in Key, Leaves and eyes
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LEAVES= theme of identity: personal experiences as a member of the Stolen Generations
Indigenous children:
taken from their families
reclaiming her cultural identity
reconnecting with Indigenous heritage
- historical trauma and the struggle to reclaim cultural identity.
eyes of terror" - emotional and psychological
impact of historical trauma on cultural identity. trauma- affected Indigenous Australians
- "the eyes of terror she has thrown away
EYES-: ACE - complexities of identity
struggle to reconcile one's cultural heritage
Indigenous Australians- separated from families and communities,
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KEY- ACE - sense of identity:
key is a metaphor
connection to their past and origin
Sense of Idenity- experiences and the places we come from
- "Our story" - shared history between persona and audience
"Stories unite- desire and deeper connectionQuote- importance of connection and desire.
Trauma in Key,Leaves and Eyes
trauma- repetition of "Key"
different meanings
Start of poem- the key physicaly opens door
The end- the key is the personas trauma and the memories
Memories- are locked away inside her.
repetition of "key"- importance of this object and the memories it represents.
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KEY- powerful and moving poem
written in free verse,
variety of poetic devices,
repetition and metaphor
convey emotional weight of the subject matter.
LEAVES- trauma- personal experiences of grief and loss.
Poem- convey a sense of raw emotion and pain
processing and coping with such profound loss.
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A- "it stands like him"= persona seing thing
symptom of trauma
Trauma- affect an individual's perception of reality
projecting their memories and emotions
common experience -individuals - trauma
may see or hear things
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repetition with the phrase "eyes watching"
sense of constant surveillance
eyes are always present and watching
metaphor- ongoing oppression and subjugation
Indigenous- ongoing since colonisation.
Conclusion
challenges of living between two cultures
themes - trauma, grief
intergenerational effects of colonisation on Indigenous peoples
struggle to maintain cultural identity
connection to the land in the face of ongoing systemic oppression.