British citizens

-“Not bloody goreh“(line 26)
-impure
-“being careful not to become too white”(line 36)
-“saving Punjabi culture from the white man”(line 27)
-“put their own mothers in homes”(line 31)

When talking about British citizens many negations and words with negative connotations are used


Punjabi citizens:

-“Brother,cousin,it´s all the same to us.We are Punjabis”(line 25)=Punjabi are a union
-“married to a lovely girl”(p.18,l. 35)
-“beautiful and pure”(line 36/37)
-Punjabis look after their families(l.31,32)
-takes care of each other saving Punjabi culture from the grips of the white man(l.28/29)
-Punjabi culture is important.He does not like the British people
-pride,pure,working
-getting married at the age of seventeen(l.7)

positive word fields/words with positive connotations are used.





-“Brother,cousin,it´s all the same to us.We are Punjabis”(line 25)=Punjabi are a union
-“married to a lovely girl”(p.18,l. 35)
-“beautiful and pure”(line 36/37)
-Punjabis look after their families(l.31,32)
-takes care of each other saving Punjabi culture from the grips of the white man(l.28/29)
-Punjabi culture is important.He does not like the British people
-pride,pure,working
-getting married at the age of seventeen(l.7)

positive word fields/words with positive connotations are used.
-“Brother,cousin,it´s all the same to us.We are Punjabis”(line 25)=Punjabi are a union
-“married to a lovely girl”(p.18,l. 35)
-“beautiful and pure”(line 36/37)
-Punjabis look after their families(l.31,32)
-takes care of each other saving Punjabi culture from the grips of the white man(l.28/29)
-Punjabi culture is important.He does not like the British people
-pride,pure,working
-getting married at the age of seventeen(l.7)

positive word fields/words with positive connotations are used.




The author delibertely uses words with negative and positive connotations in order to underline the fact that the father rejects the British culture