Brooklyn Cop “Brooklyn Cop” written by Scottish poet Norman McCaig‚ is a poem that conveys a police officer in Brooklyn to be an aggressive yet affectionate man. Throughout the poem McCaig uses word choice and imagery techniques to express the dual sided nature of the cop. We see that the way he behaves on the streets of Brooklyn contrasts with how he is at home with his wife. The dual sided nature of the cop is shown through the physical description that McCaig uses to convey him. McCaig does
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“Brooklyn Cop” Critical evaluation Norman MacCaig describes the character of the “Brooklyn cop” a corrupt‚ thuggish American. A policeman is meant to put across trust and is employed to serve and protect the people. Instead the "Gorilla with a nightstick" is insensitive‚ violent and appears to enjoy the murderous nature of his occupation. However despite his brutal nature and rough exterior there is a gentler side to the cop who loves his wife and fears for his life. “Brooklyn Cop”
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Brooklyn Cop The poem Brooklyn Cop was written by Norman MacCaig. This poem stereotypically represents all Brooklyn Cops and convey what they go through on a typical shift. MacCaig uses realistic characterisation‚ imagery and attack on the senses. violent setting to enguage with the reader and evoke a sense of sympathy MacCaig uses a shocking description to introduce the cop‚ through a simile. The relevance of “ built like a gorilla” is that he is conveying to the reader how
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Brooklyn Cop – Analysis and Evaluation Worksheet Stanza One 1. Look at lines 1 – 4. Do you think that this is a stereotypical image of a policeman? Choose two quotes‚ and explain why they make you feel this way. (3) Stereotypical – “built like a gorilla” = he is big and strong / “..but less timid” = brave Non-stereotypical – “two hieroglyphs in his face that mean trouble” = he is looking for trouble (1 mark for each quote and linked opinion) 2. Quote the line that shows that the divide
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Brooklyn Cop‚ by Norman MacCaig is a poem about an American policeman and the daily dangers he faces. The cop appears to be a savage yet we are later made aware of his underlying vulnerability. New York’s reputation of violence and crime leads to our awareness of the cop’s fear of not returning home to his wife. ... We are first made aware of the cop’s intimidating appearance in the first line‚ of the first stanza when MacCaig uses the simile "built like gorilla." This gives us a very negative and
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Essay 3 Cops Think about how cops treat you‚ and pretend you see a cop. Pretend you’re doing nothing illegal. Pretend you don’t need police protection. You’re minding your own business‚ and BAM‚ you see a cop. What do you feel? Right then? In your gut? I think the answer is staring us in the face‚ especially when it is cops who are doing the staring. I think a lot of people hate the police because they assume the cops hate us first. I’m sure that we all have encountered cops that were
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Brooklyn is more about loss than gain? How accurate is this statement? Brooklyn is neither more nor less about loss than it is about gain. Rather they are both two of the crucial ideas within the novel experienced by characters other than just Eilis. These two key ideas which are evident throughout play an important role in aiding the growth and development of characters throughout the novel‚ particularly Eilis. The examples of apparent loss experienced include the losses for family and loss
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February 6‚ 2011 Quebec Culture through Cinema Bon Cop‚ Bad Cop is a rather dramatic action-comedy film. The movie begins when a body is found lying across a billboard that denotes the Ontario-Quebec border. Since the body is split evenly between the two different jurisdictions‚ police officers from both providences are called. David Bouchard‚ a detective for the Surete de Quebec‚ and Martin Ward‚ a detective for the Ontario Provincial Police are both put on the case. Despite their obvious
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all the recent cop shootings. I am not saying that some cops will not target blacks‚ nevertheless there are numerous respectful ways in which an individual could take a stand without causing countless other problems. No one should disrespect their country‚ no matter the reason. Accordingly‚ it does not help when groups of individuals run around destroying cities by rioting. If these individuals keep making more of a mess of this subject‚ then it will never become better. If a cop targeted someone
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Alex Rodriguez Dr. Lepschy ENC 1101 21 March‚ 2013 Should Police Officers be held to a higher educational standard? From the day a police officer is sworn into oath until retirement they are an embodiment of the United States government. They are paid and trusted to routinely govern our streets and uphold the laws that maintain order in our society. From simple rush hour traffic stops to life threatening shoot outs‚ an officer must be both psychologically and physically rigid. There are
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