Hey guys it is Casey back here again after oh so long. anyway this is just an exam practice that my classmates have to read and critique so nothing special

In both of these texts, We are presented with different interpretations of New Zealand, one bad and one hopeful. The first text, we are the tenants, has a very distinctly dreadful feeling like it is old and withered past its prime. The interpretation in the Limestone excerpt is one of hopefulness with the POV character longing to be there. These two texts also come from the perspectives of two very different types of people, In we are the tenants, it is an immigrant. In the Limestone excerpt, it is someone of the middle class. These are two very different perspectives on the same subject which in this case is how they view New Zealand. We are the tenants presents New Zealand in a very dark and dreadful tone almost like it is a place that you really do not want to go unless you are absolutely desperate. From the limestone excerpt, it is presented almost as a utopia of the 21st century that seems too good to be real but it is real.

These contrasting viewpoints present a duality that exists in nearly every country on earth. There are good parts and there are bad parts. It also shows that you are really only going to get whichever based on your income. The Immigrant in We are the tenants lives in a place that could be called a slums type area and they do not have the money to afford housing that most middle-class people have.

Anyway I will see you all in the next post bye bye.