Understanding ideas of inheritance and identity in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress'
I can explain how Nichols presents ideas of climate change, inheritance and identity in 'Like an Heiress'.
Understanding ideas of inheritance and identity in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress'
I can explain how Nichols presents ideas of climate change, inheritance and identity in 'Like an Heiress'.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Comparing the speaker to an “heiress” could imply that they are set to inherit the value of the natural world.
- However, imagery associated with the natural world is that of destruction which could show the damage humanity has done.
- Comparison to “tourist” could connect to how humanity exploits the natural world.
- On the other hand, “tourist” could link to how the speaker feels disconnected from their home and heritage.
Keywords
Heiress - a woman who inherits considerable wealth
Inherit - to receive money, property, or possessions from someone after the person has died
'small-days' - a Guyanese folk song
Tourist - a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure
Common misconception
That a poem has only one meaning.
A poem can have many different meanings woven together because we are all made up of different ideas and our views on the world are rarely singular.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of the AQA World and Lives anthology for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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