Again the features of being unforgiving and volatile are included in those that would be required for his job, when dealing with the kind of criminals he has to on a daily basis. This gives the reader the image of him being a stereotypical red faced person, someone who is angered easily and has a short temper. The images of him having the necessary qualities for his dangerous job, are continued when his skin is described as being "thick fleshes, steak coloured". McCaig uses the simile in the first line of the cop being "built like gorilla." This immediately allows the reader to have the image of the cop being huge and very intimidating, which is again, a necessary feature for a man with such a job. The physical description of the cop leaves the reader in no doubt as to his aggressive appearance. The fact that every working day is a life threatening situation for him is affluent throughout the poem, as is the fierce, tough and unyielding characteristics of this Brooklyn Cop, all of which are necessities in order for him to be able to fulfil his duties. The poem is about a cop who works in Brooklyn, New York, which is renowned for being a rather violent society, thus making the job of being a cop there even tougher than being a cop anywhere else.
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