Butterflies

What kind of language is used in this text?
Broken English. Whenever the grandparents speak, the sentences are short and some words aren't said properly.

What is this text about? How do you know?
It's about killing butterflies that eat the cabbage. Also because the girl wrote that she kills butterflies. The teacher doesn't understand that butterflies eat cabbage because she buys her cabbage from the store.

What does the author want us to know?
I don't know.

How are characters constructed in this text?
The grandparents don't speak proper English and maybe they can't read so they probably don't have a good education. They're proud of their granddaughter. They might be Maori.

What kind of social realities does this text portray?
Back around 1950 Maoris weren't treated fairly and they were a lot more self-reliant and did more stuff for themselves.