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...e: "Anyway, pretty soon he was old enough to be realistic like every other godless money-hungry back-stabbing miserable so-and-so, and then it was goodbye stars and the soft cry in the corner when no-one was looking......." This helps us understand consumerism. People giving p their ideals to do what is expected from others to create a 'good image' of themselves. In the poem Dawe has a negative attitude towards consumerism. He sees it as something which influences people in a bad way. The importance of self image has changes the innocence of a boys mind to someone who only thinks of himself. This seen in the poem in the use of sales phrases to show what the boy's world is like. People ommunicate through signs, horns and swearing. All of which are the product od consumerism. For example: "... WALK. DONT WALK. TURN/LEFT. NO PARKING...." "...MY GOD (beep)/the congestion here just gets (beep)/worse everyday, now what the (beep) does/that idiot think his doing (beep beep and BEEP)" This helps us understand consumerism and how it influences people's lives, so that they only care about their self image. Good Morning/ Afternoon teachers and fellow peers. I have chosen 3 texts to speak to you about. My 1st text that I will be speaking to you about is weapons training by Bruce Dawe. The language techniques Bruce Dawe’s poem ‘Weapons Training’ is a strident and entertaining poem about the weapons training that soldiers go through with the drill instructor before going off to war. In telling the poem the poet, Dawe, uses many rhetorical devices to put across the mood and ideas he wants the reader to exp The Dawe's poem 'Enter Without So Much As Knocking' explores the issues of consumerism. He talks about how consumerism causes people to become too focused on the individual. That is, people giving up their sensitivity and appreciation of nature to be number onne themselves and only do what is expected for their "image". This is seen when the boy is at the late show. He enoyed looking at the stars. At this point part of him is free of consumerism. Once he starts working the consumer society involved around him makes him completely lose his innocence. For example: "Anyw...