What do you learn about the person speaking in singh song?

Answer 1

In "Singh Song," you learn that the speaker is a British-Indian man who runs a convenience store and is in love with his wife. He speaks in a mix of Punjabi and English, showcasing his cultural background and identity as someone caught between two worlds. Through his lighthearted and affectionate tone, you also see his playful and humorous nature.

Answer 2

We learn that the speaker cares more for his wife than for his business , it is his dad's shop , not his , which could show why he does not have as much pride in the shop as he does in his wife , who is inf act 'his' .

The dialect used in the poem is written phonetically to exaggerate the Indian accent in which the speaker speaks which reinforces his cultural background and reminds us that english is not his first language.

The speaker has a lot of pride in his wife , and this seems slightly strange and she does not portray a typical wife as you would expect . She has no respect for her husbands mother or father and dresses in a contrasting to way to that of a traditional Indian woman , possibly mixing two cultures (Indian and British) together . It seems strange that Singh (the speaker) has so much pride and love for his wife even though she is disrespectful and rude , and this shows how much he must love her if he overlooks this and is actually amused by it , and that he will let his father's , and family's , shop go to ruins just to be able to spend more time with his wife.

At the end of the poem we see the speaker and his wife in the shop when all the people have left and the mall is 'concrete cool'. They look past the 'chocolate bars' which potentially imprison him in his shop in the day time , but now in the evening allow him to be free and do what he wants , which is to be with his wife. They all look to the moon which is a symbol of freedom which could suggest he wants more freedom and that he has a dream of something else , something greater.

He tells his wife that she is priceless and this again reinforces his complete adoration of her. All the references to prices , especially when in the context of his wife, remind us about his shop and business and the little care he has for it and what he really cares about - his wife!