... on the smaller picture of life to show to the reader his frustration and amusement of the cycle of life. Dawe expresses his amusement in "Life-cycle" in a satirical manner suggesting football with its rituals such as, "hot pies and potato-crisps they will eat" and heroes like "Chicken Smallhorn ... death is the only escape. In a frustrated reflection on the oppressive treatment of Indonesia towards, East Timor Dawe's poem "Santa Cruz" highlights "trade rights all wrong." Morality is cast aside "what foreign soldier do will not make headlines here." Dawe exposes the ... (in this case In...

• Word Count: 777
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School