The Early Settlers

1. How does this title refer to two groups of ‘settlers’? Who are they? the two settlers are the white people and the second group is the Chinese settlers.

2. How is the first line of the poem successful at being ‘forceful’ regarding the Great-Grandfather’s presence in Australia? It tells the reader that the great grandfather arrived in this land.

3. What action are the ‘early settlers’ doing that gives them equally a strong presence? that when he arrived they were already in a entrenched position shows that when they arrived they were all ready in a strong reliable position.

4. How is the intention of the Great-Grandfather juxtaposed to the beliefs of the ‘early settlers’? he went there to farm some crops and live of the land but when the early white people came they came with the intention to conquer land and be rich.

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5. What action does the Great-Grandfather do that ties him both to the ‘early settlers’ and to his own culture? it ties him in a he went there even if it was for different reasons but he went to Australia and took land and it ties with the original way as they when he swore he still said it in his old toungue

6. How does this short poem highlight the irony of the hatred that immigrants experience when they come to a 'settled' land like Australia? They say that they were taking them as terrorist as they were brining the devil while it is juaxopososied  as they are the more terrorist as they are competition