Written in a tone of accusation, dismay is also present throughout the personal, yet political, text. Walker details her struggle in both Te Reo Maori and English, which embody the conflict and segregation she has created between the races in her writing. The anger towards the objectification of her culture, and heritage is understandable; Walker feels that this process of analysis has eliminated the spiritual aspect, as well as preventing the audience the needs this understanding from reading it. However, something in this text that I feel is wrong is the preservation of the culture - like all other cultures, should it not progress, and adapt to the new technological world? Of course, the history of the culture must be acknowledged, and some practices continue, but for progress, something must not stay the same.

Knowing the context of a visual text enables the viewer to make broader connections, and have a strong understanding of what is being conveyed to them. Without knowing the context of the work, to critically think about the text is difficult in the way that it’s completely one’s own, unguided, interpretation, which will typically lead to confusion and misunderstanding of what is seen - or, in some scenarios, it can be blatantly ignored.

The National Library, completely modern, embodies centuries-old story belonging to our earliest settlers, the Maori - a major component in New Zealand’s culture. The counter-part to this is the Colonial settlers, who arrived short decades before the erection of the elderly Katherine Mansfield House. It is in this Thorndon home that the European influence can be seen; in this way, the two incredibly different buildings complete our countries origins.