How Is Britishness Represented in East Is East, This Is England and Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood Speech?
How is Britishness represented in East is East, this is England and Enoch Powell’s rivers of blood speech?
In its most simple form; Britishness is simply living within the nation of Britain, with a British passport and obeying and abiding to the laws and rules of the land. However, many people have and still do, see Britishness as something much more than just your nationality. People can view Britishness as a way of life where you have to abide and live up to certain values and fit in with certain stereotypes. The ideal british citizen would be typically white, with all their ancestors and relatives coming from nowhere else but Britain. They are all ‘hard working’, attend the church of England, have a fry up every morning, drink tea, visit their local on a regular basis and are exceedingly patriotic for their mighty island nation, continuing to fight with their bull dog determination. However, if people do not fit into such a stereotype, then the traditional image of Britain is threatened by change and diversity; and people who live up to the British ideal feel threatened also. This is how racism is created within a society.
Both This is England and east is east portray in different ways the effects and reactions of what happens when people of a different cultural background choose to live out their ethnic cultured lifestyle within Britain, where as this is England focuses on the gang culture fuelled by hate that has been generated by the intrusion of immigrants into ‘their’ country. Enoch Powell’s rivers of blood speech is actual verbal attack from a man who supposed to be a future prime minister, on the ethnic minorities and immigrants that had every right to live within Britain.
On the front cover for east is east, the focul point is on that of Tariq, a young man who only goes out with white English girls in order to integrate with british culture and cut of all ties with his eastern cultures background. He is at the for front of the page standing in front
In its most simple form; Britishness is simply living within the nation of Britain, with a British passport and obeying and abiding to the laws and rules of the land. However, many people have and still do, see Britishness as something much more than just your nationality. People can view Britishness as a way of life where you have to abide and live up to certain values and fit in with certain stereotypes. The ideal british citizen would be typically white, with all their ancestors and relatives coming from nowhere else but Britain. They are all ‘hard working’, attend the church of England, have a fry up every morning, drink tea, visit their local on a regular basis and are exceedingly patriotic for their mighty island nation, continuing to fight with their bull dog determination. However, if people do not fit into such a stereotype, then the traditional image of Britain is threatened by change and diversity; and people who live up to the British ideal feel threatened also. This is how racism is created within a society.
Both This is England and east is east portray in different ways the effects and reactions of what happens when people of a different cultural background choose to live out their ethnic cultured lifestyle within Britain, where as this is England focuses on the gang culture fuelled by hate that has been generated by the intrusion of immigrants into ‘their’ country. Enoch Powell’s rivers of blood speech is actual verbal attack from a man who supposed to be a future prime minister, on the ethnic minorities and immigrants that had every right to live within Britain.
On the front cover for east is east, the focul point is on that of Tariq, a young man who only goes out with white English girls in order to integrate with british culture and cut of all ties with his eastern cultures background. He is at the for front of the page standing in front