Bred in South Auckland Essay

I think Glen Colquhouns purpose in creating this poem was to make people, like myself, realise our self-worth and embrace our individuality. He mocks his everyday habits to show us that we cant always be put into categories, just because a person does something like I read the newspaper. That doesnt mean the person has to be stereotyped into a certain group, in this case Some people think I am a typic Pakeha.I really enjoyed reading the way the author made fun of his everyday habits to tell that in that location is more than one way of viewing our identity, instead of being guided to a racial or cultural stereotype. I found it easy to believe him when he said I think I am the luckiest bastard I know. He accepted his cultures but did not let them sculpt him into their ordinary stereotypes. I really liked the way Glen Colquhoun relates himself to four stereotypical cultures Maori, Pakeha, Asian and Pacific Islander.I alike enjoyed the way he described his everyday habits to each of his cultures. I think Im the luckiest mongrel I know by portraying himself as a mongrel- a dog of mixed tenor he tells us he has many different cultural influences as a part of him. This iterate made me realise that every person has many dimensions to them it doesnt matter if your family isnt from multiple cultures. When you dumbfound up in a society where there are many diverse cultures influencing your behaviour, your attitude, it shapes your personality and you as a person.This poem relates to many people around New Zealand, especially in South Auckland because were so multi-cultural and so many people have parents, partners, cousins, aunties and uncles from many different cultures. Even though Im from Pakistan some people think Im Indian and others think Im from some Middle Eastern country. So in a way I could relate to this. I enjoyed reading this poem because the theme relates to everyday things and everyone gets stereotyped at some point in their sustenance regardless of their culture, which is why we should define ourselves by our personality not culture stereotypes.