The power of repetition, the repetition of power

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1. What role does standard/non-standard English play in the text?
2. What variations are presented or discussed (grammar, spelling, pronunciation...)?
3. What role does language play for our understanding of the character(s) in the text?
4. How is identity connected to language?
6. What are the attitudes and sympathies of the author regarding the language issues in the text (especially problems of personal and national identity)?
7. Put your text into perspective with one of the other texts - compare similarities or differences.

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