Poem Analysis: Hiding Sandy
Stolen
ANNE
‘To tan or not to tan’
Title itself is symbolic of her confusion – ‘I’m black’ versus ‘milky white skin’. Through dramatic monologue Anne expresses her true feelings to the audience.
‘Am I Black or white?’
The repetitive chant of ‘who do you think you are?’ of various white and black choices captures Anne
SANDY
‘Hiding Sandy’ (p3)
Repetitive chorus of ‘Always on the run’ to emphasize Sandy’s lack of identity and security and struggle to have a stable sense of his own identity – where he belongs, who he belongs to.
‘Sandy’s Story of the Mungee’ (p10)
Sandy’s story is an allegory in the oral tradition for the Stolen Generation. The ‘Mungee’ turned into pale skin and that was his punishment. People would know.
ANNE
‘To tan or not to tan’
Title itself is symbolic of her confusion – ‘I’m black’ versus ‘milky white skin’. Through dramatic monologue Anne expresses her true feelings to the audience.
‘Am I Black or white?’
The repetitive chant of ‘who do you think you are?’ of various white and black choices captures Anne
SANDY
‘Hiding Sandy’ (p3)
Repetitive chorus of ‘Always on the run’ to emphasize Sandy’s lack of identity and security and struggle to have a stable sense of his own identity – where he belongs, who he belongs to.
‘Sandy’s Story of the Mungee’ (p10)
Sandy’s story is an allegory in the oral tradition for the Stolen Generation. The ‘Mungee’ turned into pale skin and that was his punishment. People would know.