Human Rights

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Arthur Lemière Hendriks (1922-1992) was a Jamaican poet, writer, and broadcasting director. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to a Jamaican father and a French mother. He was known for his contributio…

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The boys were playing a role-playing game where they took turns being the 'boss' and the 'servant' on alternate days. One day the white boy would give orders to the black boy, and the next day their r…

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The narrator was deeply troubled and puzzled. He wondered if racial inferiority was so ingrained that even young children understood their 'place' in society. He questioned whether the black race was …

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The white man at the gate revealed that the two boys were actually his sons and brothers to each other. He pointed to his wife, a 'handsome brown woman' on the verandah, showing that this was a mixed-…

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The main theme is the danger of jumping to conclusions based on racial prejudice. The story shows how adults often impose their own biases and fears onto innocent childhood activities. It celebrates r…

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes something by saying it IS something else, showing similarity between two different things. Example from the text: 'a mat of coarse hair' - the boy's hai…

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A simile compares two things using 'like', 'as', or 'as...as' (e.g., 'hair like a mat'). A metaphor directly states one thing IS another without using comparison words (e.g., 'a mat of hair'). Both ar…

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Gabriel Okara, a Nigerian poet (1921), wrote 'Once upon a Time'. The poem is written as a father speaking to his son, structured in seven stanzas that contrast the genuine past ('once upon a time') wi…