The Family And Love Of A Good Christian Woman

The novel begins in Bayo, a small village in West Africa. Here, Aminata is exposed to a strong

During the story when The Misfit encounters the family seeking the old familiar plantation, he becomes like a Christ figure to the old southern woman. The grandmother is scared for her life but she still believes there is some good in the man. During this event, the

When a young author from New York City decides to take a trip to the southern city of Savannah, he finds himself falling in love with the town and ends up renting an apartment. He encounters many different characters, including Danny Hansford and Jim Williams, that gives the reader a good look into the aura of Savannah. The main conflict in the book occurs when a murder happens in an old mansion located in the town. The book follows the progression of the trial and the outcome following the court’s decision.

The first chapter entitled “Home”, opens with a market scene somewhere in a remote African village. Initially, the villagers are depicted as going about their daily lives, trading for

The author shows the fights between Nefertiti and her family as she goes against what they want by supporting Akhenaten and his religious views. Moran tells about everyone having to walk on eggshells so not to

The Christian missionaries arrive in the village to establish the moral that everyone should treat each other equally. The Europeans open their church doors to the Osu, and they happily accept the offer because they feel tired of being kicked down by their native culture. The Church allowed them the ability to conform to ideas that would give them respect and basic human treatment. People accepted within the community feel a great injustice as well. The freeborn woman in the African village are terrified by the thought of twins.

Does fear and reverence have the power to provoke people? In the short story, “Once Upon A Time,” the author Nadine Gordimer, uses symbolism to convey how fear coupled with apartheid can have devastating themes. On the contrary, in Alberto Rios’ poem ‘The Vietnam Wall,” Rios shows how a “little black marble wall” has the “magic” to connect and affect diverse communities. Rios uses imagery in his poem to convey themes of thanksgiving and reverence. Overall, the symbolism and imagery both convey an idea about the individual’s roles in society.

" When the people of Johannesburg's morals are questioned or broken, they begin to live in fear. Msimangu says,"It is fear that rules this land. " Johannesburg had a bad influence on Absalom and Gertrude. Absalom dies violently and Gertrude became a prostitute and sold liquor. Arthur Jarvis wrote in one of his manuscripts, "The old tribal system was . . .

This is the time during which the Scramble for Africa is occurring. One of the main problems in this book is the arrival of the European Christians, who are trying to convert what they see as uncivilized heathens. Unfortunately, this also tears apart the villagers, who grow to become wary of both the missionaries and of each other, and the village falls apart internally. “How do you think we can fight when our own brothers have turned against us? The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.” (p.130) In addition to causing the native Africans distress amongst themselves in their village, the Europeans also impose their own government and court of justice upon the villagers, which causes even more distress and

Mathabane argues that the prostitution scene in his novel became a “crucial turning point in the book—and in my life” (Mathabane, Pg. 29). By writing this book his self-esteem grew because he was able to express himself for once without reprocautions. Since Mathabane was born in South Africa there was a lack of food and violence. Due to these circumstances, this lead him to a horrifying childhood. He explains how one day he was desperate for food he came upon a boy named Mphandlani. Mphandlani “promised that at the hostel we would get money and “all the food we could eat” in exchange for playing “a little game” with the migrant workers who lived there” (Mathabane, Pg. 29). When Mathabane got to the hostel he saw boys that were taking their

The author’s effort to display oral literature, including expressing Ghanaian English speaking and non-English speaking society, in her work reflects her own persona as a contemporary writer resembling the African oral traditions and art work. “Shall I go to Cape Coast, or to Elmina I don’t know, I can’t tell. I don’t know, I can’t tell,” (Aidoo) Language, mainly English, is promoted to throughly capture various backgrounds and events of the play. Aidoo tries to distinguish Eulalie’s American-English speech that instantly alienates her from the rest of the characters. The author also quite succeeds in reflecting Ato’s educated language with a hint of lecturing that proves he has been indeed abroad, as oppose to his Ghanaian family. It crucially exposes the impact of colonialism on communication between Africans with distinctive educational and social situations, as for instance, the married couple’s complexed struggle to not only fully accept their cultural differences but also keep and hold onto their own identities. Aidoo also catches the inflections and outcomes of oral literature by using simple songs, traditional proverbs and imagery, such as the interesting ones in the dialogue between the two old Ghanaian women. “1st W.:But you know, my sister, That my name is Lonesome. I

Throughout my entire life, it seemed as though everything was centered around my family’s collective core morals and an unwritten ethic code instilled in me as I grew up. My family’s principles remain a major part of my life, especially as I begin the transition to independence in the adult world. Considering my family has always been one of the most important things to me, I have always placed value on what I have learned from them and where we come from. My big, small-town family gave me a sense of what it means to help others, how we can accomplish this goal, and for what reasons. Being raised in a close-knit, Christian family with strong values will assist me in understanding how to be successful in terms of compassion and

Living in constant fear with his family and siblings in South Africa since young, he has grown comfortable in his own setting and his house without education. Mathabane’s parents hide from the police if they do not have their pass book and is force to do labor work for months. Without food supply, he and siblings suffers without food and plays in the yard each day, occasionally finding food with their mother. “Each day we spent without food drove us closer and closer to starvation” (Mathabane, 37). He lives in the neighborhood with rascal boys that have a bad influence on him. “Since staying at home meant hunger and chores, I began attaching myself to gangs of five-, six- and seven-year-old neighborhood boys who daily roamed the filthy streets of Alexandra in search of food and adventure” (Mathabane, 53). His mother realizes that he needs schooling so that he does not choose the same lifestyle of his parent. “I want you to go to school, because I believe that an education is the key you need to open up a new world and a new life for yourself, a world and life different from that of either your father’s or mine” (Mathabane, 133). Excelling through education will give them knowledge and know more about the world.

Some people say that we don’t choose our family, because they are God’s gift to us, as we are to them. I believe that a family’s love and care is unconditional because it is endless no matter what happens. A family’ love is everlasting, it will always be there. The love that a family has cannot be replaced by anybody. Sometimes, we encounter major problems that make us feel sad. For some people, it will cause their death because of depression. Every family should have time for each other, to avoid sadness and to make each other happy. Sometime we might feel unloved or get mad at our family members, especially, our siblings. But in the end, I know that we are still a family and a family will always be there for each other.

1. 1.the story opens in the Botswana border and The chapter begins full suspense and intensity as the author does not reveal any names and only describes the surroundings and qualities of the character. The protagonist who is described as a preserved and mysterious person “infact the inner part of him was a jumble of chaotic discord, very much belied by his outer air of calm, lonely self containment”.