Understanding how Landon presents childhood in 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)'
I can explain how Landon presents ideas of childhood and the relationship with her brother.
Understanding how Landon presents childhood in 'Captain Cook (To My Brother)'
I can explain how Landon presents ideas of childhood and the relationship with her brother.
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Key learning points
- Landon's poem is a nostalgic memory of her time spent playing with her brother in their garden.
- The use of "we" and the semantic field of happiness arguably represents Landon's happy childhood with her brother.
- However, the "mourn[ing]" at the end of the poem could represent their distance as adults.
- Landon's poem may be read as a reminder than childhood is temporary and relationships can change.
Keywords
Nostalgia - a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past
Imaginary - something created by and existing only in the mind
Reminiscing - to talk or write about past experiences that you remember with pleasure
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
Common misconception
That using your imagination to create imaginary games is a way of withdrawing from the world.
While imaginary games can be used to withdraw from the world, our imaginations come from things we have seen or experienced and therefore imaginary games can be a way of connecting to the world and finding your place in it.
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